Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaCrisis Intertwined by Collapse of Dams: from Reconnecting Spaces to Hesitating Narratives
In Brazil, dams of different sizes and purposes have broken down relatively frequently in recent decades. Such occurrences trigger disasters, which becomes an additional reason to problematize the implementation of these enterprises. Both crisis management and media narratives can act as filters tha...
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Instituto de Estudios Avanzados - Universidad de Santiago de Chile
2019
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| description | In Brazil, dams of different sizes and purposes have broken down relatively frequently in recent decades. Such occurrences trigger disasters, which becomes an additional reason to problematize the implementation of these enterprises. Both crisis management and media narratives can act as filters that contribute to hide socially relevant dimensions of the problem by making others visible. This sociological reflection points out some socio-spatial and discursive aspects about this game of showing and hiding the magnitude of the socioenvironmental crisis. Three cases are focused on, respectively, those related to the rupture of the dam of Algodões 1, in the state of Piauí, ortheast region, occurred in 2009; Fundão, in the state of Minas Gerais, Southeast region, in 2015, and Paragominas dams, in Pará, North region, occurred in 2018. We conclude that the disaster is not a one-off crisis, but the apex of a technocratic logic of risk underestimation in which media coverage predisposes to replicate the official narrative, resulting in a loss of subsidies to a more critical social public consciousness. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO795522022-03-22T14:54:17Z Crisis Intertwined by Collapse of Dams: from Reconnecting Spaces to Hesitating Narratives Crises entretecidas por colapso de barragens: da reconexão de espaços às narrativas hesitantes Lopes da Silva Valencio, Norma In Brazil, dams of different sizes and purposes have broken down relatively frequently in recent decades. Such occurrences trigger disasters, which becomes an additional reason to problematize the implementation of these enterprises. Both crisis management and media narratives can act as filters that contribute to hide socially relevant dimensions of the problem by making others visible. This sociological reflection points out some socio-spatial and discursive aspects about this game of showing and hiding the magnitude of the socioenvironmental crisis. Three cases are focused on, respectively, those related to the rupture of the dam of Algodões 1, in the state of Piauí, ortheast region, occurred in 2009; Fundão, in the state of Minas Gerais, Southeast region, in 2015, and Paragominas dams, in Pará, North region, occurred in 2018. We conclude that the disaster is not a one-off crisis, but the apex of a technocratic logic of risk underestimation in which media coverage predisposes to replicate the official narrative, resulting in a loss of subsidies to a more critical social public consciousness. No Brasil, barragens de diferentes portes e finalidades têm rompido com relativa frequência nas últimas décadas. Tais ocorrências deflagram desastres, o que se torna uma razão adicional para problematizar a implantação desses empreendimentos. Tanto as narrativas dos gestores públicos quanto as narrativas midiáticas podem agir como filtros que contribuem para ocultar certos aspectos da crise enquanto há visibilidade de outros. Essa reflexão sociológica aponta aspectos socioespaciais e discursivos sobre esse jogo de mostrar e ocultar a magnitude da crise socioambiental. Ilustrativamente, são abordados três casos de rompimento de barragem ocorridos em regiões distintas do referido país, a saber: o da barragem de Algodões 1, localizada no estado do Piauí, região nordeste, ocorrido no ano de 2009; o da barragem do Fundão, localizada em Minas Gerais, região sudeste, em 2015 e o do conjunto das represas de Paragominas, no estado do Pará, região norte, ocorrido em 2018. Conclui-se que o rompimento de barragens não é apenas uma crise pontual, mas o ápice de uma lógica tecnocrática de subestimação dos riscos na qual a cobertura midiática predispõe-se a replicar a narrativa oficial, resultando em perda de subsídios para uma consciência pública mais crítica sobre o assunto. 2019-12-17 2022-03-22T14:54:17Z 2022-03-22T14:54:17Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.revistas.usach.cl/ojs/index.php/ideas/article/view/4274 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/79552 spa https://www.revistas.usach.cl/ojs/index.php/ideas/article/view/4274/26003357 application/pdf Instituto de Estudios Avanzados - Universidad de Santiago de Chile Estudios Avanzados; No 31 (2019); 42-65 Estudios Avanzados; Núm. 31 (2019); 42-65 0718-5014 |
| spellingShingle | Lopes da Silva Valencio, Norma Crisis Intertwined by Collapse of Dams: from Reconnecting Spaces to Hesitating Narratives |
| title | Crisis Intertwined by Collapse of Dams: from Reconnecting Spaces to Hesitating Narratives |
| title_full | Crisis Intertwined by Collapse of Dams: from Reconnecting Spaces to Hesitating Narratives |
| title_fullStr | Crisis Intertwined by Collapse of Dams: from Reconnecting Spaces to Hesitating Narratives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crisis Intertwined by Collapse of Dams: from Reconnecting Spaces to Hesitating Narratives |
| title_short | Crisis Intertwined by Collapse of Dams: from Reconnecting Spaces to Hesitating Narratives |
| title_sort | crisis intertwined by collapse of dams: from reconnecting spaces to hesitating narratives |
| url | https://www.revistas.usach.cl/ojs/index.php/ideas/article/view/4274 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/79552 |