Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaThe "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People
This article focuses on "other" geographies, as understood through the spatial-temporal experiences of indigenous peoples. We argue that these experiences are equally valid subjective understandings of human-non-human relations and should be heard and valued within a framework of horizonta...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2018
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| author | Barrera de la Torre, Geronimo |
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| description | This article focuses on "other" geographies, as understood through the spatial-temporal experiences of indigenous peoples. We argue that these experiences are equally valid subjective understandings of human-non-human relations and should be heard and valued within a framework of horizontal dialogue. This argument is based on research that was conducted in conjunction with the inhabitants of Chatina communities of San Juan Lachao in Oaxaca, Mexico. The research examined relations between humans, the landscape and other non-humans, that is, landscapes comprehended through the Chatino language, cosmological worldview, local knowledge and everyday life in Chatino territory. The theoretical and critical discussion we present is based on the study of the Chatino understanding of territory and landscape. Our critical and theoretical analysis draws on this understanding of landscape and points to the need to rethink and decolonize modernist constructions and make way for new epistemic and ontological understandings of human and other-than-human relations. We put forward alternatives that confront the dominant and unequal dynamics that persist in the production of knowledge in the field of critical geography. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-29152024-04-23T17:22:00Z The "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People Las "otras" geografías en América Latina: alternativas desde los paisajes del pueblo Chatino As "outras" geografias na América Latina: alternativas desde as paisagens do povo Chatino Barrera de la Torre, Geronimo Outras geografias paisagem povo chatino teoria crítica descolonizar Other geographies landscapes Chatino people critical theory decolonization Otras geografías paisaje pueblo chatino teoría crítica descolonizar This article focuses on "other" geographies, as understood through the spatial-temporal experiences of indigenous peoples. We argue that these experiences are equally valid subjective understandings of human-non-human relations and should be heard and valued within a framework of horizontal dialogue. This argument is based on research that was conducted in conjunction with the inhabitants of Chatina communities of San Juan Lachao in Oaxaca, Mexico. The research examined relations between humans, the landscape and other non-humans, that is, landscapes comprehended through the Chatino language, cosmological worldview, local knowledge and everyday life in Chatino territory. The theoretical and critical discussion we present is based on the study of the Chatino understanding of territory and landscape. Our critical and theoretical analysis draws on this understanding of landscape and points to the need to rethink and decolonize modernist constructions and make way for new epistemic and ontological understandings of human and other-than-human relations. We put forward alternatives that confront the dominant and unequal dynamics that persist in the production of knowledge in the field of critical geography. Este artículo se centra en las "otras" geografías, en las otras experiencias espacio-temporales de los pueblos indígenas, como expresiones igualmente válidas y subjetivas de la relación humano/no-humano que deben ser escuchadas y valoradas en un marco de diálogo horizontal. Esto está enmarcado en el trabajo realizado en conjunto con habitantes de comunidades chatinas de San Juan Lachao (Oaxaca, México), donde se reflexionó y examinó la relación que, desde lo chatino, existe entre lo humano y lo no-humano, esto es, los paisajes comprendidos por medio del idioma chatino, su cosmovisión, los saberes locales y la praxis en el territorio. De este encuentro surgió una discusión teórico-crítica del paisaje para repensarlo y descolonizarlo, trascendiendo sus límites, y actualizarlo en el ámbito de la discusión epistémica y ontológica de las relaciones entre lo humano y no-humano. Se esbozan alternativas que confronten las dinámicas dominantes y de desigualdad que persisten en la generación de conocimiento geográfico crítico. Este artigo centra-se nas "outras" geografias, nas outras experiências espaço-temporais dos povos indígenas, como expressões igualmente válidas e subjetivas do relacionamento humano-não humano que devem ser ouvidas e valorizadas num marco de diálogo horizontal. Isto está enquadrado no trabalho realizado junto com os habitantes das comunidades chatinas de San Juan Lachao (Oaxaca, México), onde se considerou e examinou a relação que existe entre o humano e o não-humano, isto é, as paisagens que se compreendem por meio da língua chatina, sua visão de mundo, os saberes locais e a práxis no território. A partir deste encontro surgiu uma discussão teórico e crítica da paisagem para repensá-la e descolonizá-la, transcendendo seus limites e atualizando-a no âmbito da discussão epistemológica e ontológica das relações humanas e não humanas. São delineadas alternativas que enfrentam as dinâmicas dominantes e de desigualdade que persistem na geração do conhecimento geográfico crítico. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2018-05-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/xml application/zip https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2915 10.17141/iconos.61.2018.2915 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 61 (2018): Geografías críticas en América Latina; 33-50 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 61 (2018): Geografias críticas na América Latina; 33-50 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 61 (2018): Critical geography in Latin America; 33-50 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2915/2227 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2915/2356 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2915/2733 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2915/2776 Derechos de autor 2018 Geronimo Barrera de la Torre https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Barrera de la Torre, Geronimo The "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People |
| title | The "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People |
| title_full | The "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People |
| title_fullStr | The "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People |
| title_full_unstemmed | The "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People |
| title_short | The "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People |
| title_sort | "other" geographies in latin america: alternatives from the landscapes of the chatino people |
| url | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2915 |