Going Against the Flow

The Biopolitics of Dams and Diversions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8099344
AutoresStrang (0000-0002-9113-5458, Institute of Advanced StudyDurham University Cosin’s HallUK, autor de correspondencia), Veronica Strang
Año2013
Volumen17
Número2
Páginas161-173
Fecha de publicación2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWorldviews Global Religions Culture and Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1363-5247 • E-ISSN: 1568-5357
EditorialBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15685357-01702007
OpenAlexW2058178321
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas5

Interactions with water are indicative not only of relationships between human groups but also of relationships with other species. In biopolitical economies few things express dominance over other species as clearly as damming and redirecting flows of water to give primacy to human needs. Yet despite growing opposition, dams—especially large ones—are still presented triumphantly, as symbols of successful nationhood and economic development. Building on ethnographic research in Australia, this chapter examines the allure of dams. It suggests that they represent not only a competition for wealth, but also an aspiration for control over life itself and the vitality of “living water

Biology · Biopower · Dominance (genetics · Environmental ethics · Ethnography · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vitality · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Law · Philosophy