Tracking Wildebeest, Locating Knowledge

Maasai and Conservation Biology Understandings of Wildebeest Behavior in Northern Tanzania

Bibliographic Data

ID4475239
AuthorsMara J Goldman (0000-0001-9864-256X, International Livestock Research Institute, corresponding author), Mara Goldman (International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nariobi 00100, Kenya)
Year2007
Volume25
Issue2
Pages307-331
Publication date2007-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning D Society and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-7758 • E-ISSN: 1472-3433
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/d0505
OpenAlexW1967601513
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited68

In this paper I argue for building dialogues between scientific and Maasai knowledge articulations, utilizing knowledge of wildebeest as an example. By locating Maasai and scientific knowledges regarding a particular subject (wildebeest) in relation to each other-in discourse and in practice-my intention is to create the space for their active engagement. I strive to (1) expose the situatedness, strengths, and weaknesses of both Maasai knowledge and scientific knowledge, and (2) illustrate the conditions within which collaborative dialogues can be constructed between the situated knowledges or knowledge spaces embodied by Maasai and conservation scientists. In doing so I hope to contribute to a shift in theoretical debates regarding knowledge integration for natural-resource management, away from 'building bridges' and towards the building of dialogues

Archaeology · Embodied cognition · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Ethnology · Geography · Maasai · National park · Situated · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of scientific knowledge · Tanzania · Wildebeest · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Philosophy · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

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