The article proposes a theoretical revision of the notion of environmental justice starting from the contribution that contemporary anthropology has offered both to the critique of the nature-culture dichotomy and to the debate on the Anthropocene. First of all, the origins and developments of environmental justice will be reconstructed both as a space of social struggle and as a theoretical frame elaborated in the academic field. Fundamental categories such as "nature" and "environment" will then be discussed in the light of Amerindian studies on plural and relational ontologies alternative to the Western one, and of multi-species perspectives centred on the notion of assemblage. The role of ethnographic temporality in understanding environmental inequalities rooted in class-based and racialised colonial dynamics will then be explored. Finally, a brief mention will be made of some feminist reflections on the Anthropocene that offer further insights into rethinking environmental justice.
L’articolo propone una revisione teorica della nozione di giustizia ambientale a partire dal contributo che l’antropologia contemporanea ha offerto alla critica della dicotomia natura-cultura e al dibattito sull’Antropocene. Verranno, innanzitutto, ricostruite le origini e gli sviluppi della giustizia ambientale sia come spazio di lotta sociale che come frame teorico elaborato in ambito accademico. Saranno quindi discusse categorie fondanti come “natura” e “ambiente” alla luce degli studi americanistici sulle ontologie plurali e relazionali alternative a quella occidentale, e delle prospettive multispecie centrate sulla nozione di assemblaggio. Verrà, in seguito, esplorato il ruolo della temporalità etnografica nella comprensione di disuguaglianze ambientali radicate in dinamiche coloniali classiste e razzializzate. Infine, verrà fatto brevemente cenno ad alcune riflessioni femministe sull’Antropocene che offrono ulteriori spunti per ripensare la giustizia ambientale.
Tassan, M. (2021). Ripensare la giustizia ambientale. Prospettive antropologiche su ambienti, nature e disuguaglianze nell’era dell’Antropocene. ANTROPOLOGIA, 8(2), 11-35 [10.14672/ada2021177211-36].
Ripensare la giustizia ambientale. Prospettive antropologiche su ambienti, nature e disuguaglianze nell’era dell’Antropocene
Tassan, M
2021
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The article proposes a theoretical revision of the notion of environmental justice starting from the contribution that contemporary anthropology has offered both to the critique of the nature-culture dichotomy and to the debate on the Anthropocene. First of all, the origins and developments of environmental justice will be reconstructed both as a space of social struggle and as a theoretical frame elaborated in the academic field. Fundamental categories such as "nature" and "environment" will then be discussed in the light of Amerindian studies on plural and relational ontologies alternative to the Western one, and of multi-species perspectives centred on the notion of assemblage. The role of ethnographic temporality in understanding environmental inequalities rooted in class-based and racialised colonial dynamics will then be explored. Finally, a brief mention will be made of some feminist reflections on the Anthropocene that offer further insights into rethinking environmental justice.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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