For Opacity
Nature, Difference and Indigeneity in Amazonia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7097622 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keith W Lindner (corresponding author), Keith Lindner, George R Stetson, George Stetson |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Pages | 41-62 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TOPIA Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1206-0143 • E-ISSN: 1916-0194 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.3138/topia.21.41 |
| OpenAlex | W2789784260 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
This paper addresses ethical engagements with difference by articulating the notion of opaque alliance. Using the work of postcolonial theorist Édouard Glissant to analyze the relation between scholars, NGOs, alterity and indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon, it argues that the concept of opacity, that which cannot be reduced, helps counter the depoliticizing implications of current debates surrounding indigeneity and nature. We combine an explicit politicization of scholarly work—writing with, rather than about—with an explicit ethical stance or what Glissant calls “giving-on-and-with,” to help enact concrete ethical responses to the productiveness of opacity
Alliance · Alterity · Amazon rainforest · Epistemology · Indigenous · Opacity · Political science · Relation (database · Sociology · Work (physics · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Ecology · Engineering · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Philosophy · Water Governance and Infrastructure
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |