Abstract:Chapter 10 Oil, Indigeneity and Dispossession Joe Bryan, Joe BryanSearch for more papers by this author Joe Bryan, Joe BryanSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Sharad Chari, Sharad Ch...Chapter 10 Oil, Indigeneity and Dispossession Joe Bryan, Joe BryanSearch for more papers by this author Joe Bryan, Joe BryanSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Sharad Chari, Sharad ChariSearch for more papers by this authorSusanne Freidberg, Susanne FreidbergSearch for more papers by this authorVinay Gidwani, Vinay GidwaniSearch for more papers by this authorJesse Ribot, Jesse RibotSearch for more papers by this authorWendy Wolford, Wendy WolfordSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 September 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119184324.ch10Citations: 2 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary Oil's capacity as a destroyer of worlds is as well-known as its reputation for generating fabulous profits and corruption. These qualities, as Michael Watts has argued for some time, are not discrete problems that can be solved in isolation through better governance, corporate accountability or weaning modern capitalism off its dependency on oil. Watts' concern is with how the pollution, violence and destruction inflicted by oil dispossesses communities while drastically limiting their access to the new one created by oil wealth. Watts' analysis of indigeneity foregrounds the geographical aspects of this problem, singling out the failure of Saro-Wiwa's Ogoni movement to conceive of its position outside of the oil assemblage. Mobilized in response to dispossession, indigeneity is much more than a reaction to the integrated forces of capitalism and colonialism. It provides a means of challenging the constructions of subjectivity and geography that underwrite analysis, refusing to dissolve differences into a linear, universalizing narrative. Citing Literature Other Geographies: The Influences Of Michael Watts RelatedInformationRead More
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-09-01
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