ethnophotographia.wordpress.com

theobrero.com

An ethnographic approach to understanding children and labor in Madre de Dios | THE OBRERO

https://theobrero.com/2014/10/10/childlaborinmadrededios

Madre de Dios History. An ethnographic approach to understanding children and labor in Madre de Dios. October 10, 2014. A young boy from the native community of Palma Real carries handcrafted sets of bows and arrows souvenirs to be sold in the nearby city of Puerto Maldonado. I had crazy ideas when I arrived to Madre de Dios… like buying an airplane. I was so young but it seems believable because I was making five times more money panning gold, around 15 soles ( $5) per day.” -Armando. Laborers that were...

theobrero.com

Gold Mining and Unequal Exchange in Western Amazonia: A Theoretical Photo Journal | THE OBRERO

https://theobrero.com/2014/12/16/gold-mining-and-unequal-exchange-in-western-amazonia-a-theoretical-photo-journal

Madre de Dios History. Gold Mining and Unequal Exchange in Western Amazonia: A Theoretical Photo Journal. December 16, 2014. I have to forgo writing a proper update until I finish the current round of in-depth structured interviews with ecotourism workers, park guards, loggers, and miners. I look forward to sharing a thoughtful reflection of insights I’ve gleaned since my last ethno-blog entry. The perspective I take deviates considerably from what is typically published. This piece is about inequality a...

theobrero.com

Pedagogy | THE OBRERO

https://theobrero.com/pedagogy

Madre de Dios History. Farmer, Paul (2004) An anthropology of structural violence. Current Anthropology 45(3):305-325. Hornborg, Alf (2001) Symbolic Technologies: Machines and the Marxian Notion of Fetishism. Anthropological Theory 1(4):473-496. Igoe, Jim and Brockington, Dan (2007) Neoliberal Conservation: A Brief Introduction. Conservation and Society (5)4:432-449. Scheper-Hughes Nancy (1989) Death without weeping. Natural History. I mobilize experiences from ethnographic fieldwork in the Peruvian Amaz...

theobrero.com

photo (19) | THE OBRERO

https://theobrero.com/2014/09/04/ethnography-in-el-monte/photo-19

Madre de Dios History. September 4, 2014. Larr; Previous Image. Next Image →. Or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out.

theobrero.com

Audio-Visual | THE OBRERO

https://theobrero.com/videography

Madre de Dios History. Welcome to THE OBRERO (The ethno-blog introductory video). Arriving to Madre de Dios. Footage of our arrival to Madre de Dios for the 2014-2015 long field research season set to the soundtrack of a multi-tracked vintage Moog Opus 3 synthesizer. This video also briefly introduces the importance of the Madre de Dios River for local and global economies. Soundscapes of the Strike in Madre de Dios, April 2014. And a few images from RPP Noticias. Manipulated their pitch, modulated their...

theobrero.com

Ecotourism | THE OBRERO

https://theobrero.com/ecotourism

Madre de Dios History. SERNANP) incorporated parts of Tambopata- Candamo Nature Reserve into Bahuaja-Sonene National Park (1,091,416 hectors) in 1998 and Tambopata National Reserve (274,690 hectors) in 2000. SENATI) and Banco de Desarollo. For more information on the growth of ecotourism, its role in conserving the Tambopata rainforest, and a costs/benefits analysis to local society I recommend Chris Kirkby’s work here. STAY TUNED: NEW THINGS TO COME ON THIS PAGE SOON. 2 thoughts on “ Ecotourism. Great s...

theobrero.com

Risk Narratives and Reciprocity in Work and Leisure | THE OBRERO

https://theobrero.com/2015/02/20/risk-narratives-and-reciprocity-in-work-and-leisure

Madre de Dios History. Risk Narratives and Reciprocity in Work and Leisure. February 20, 2015. Chicken party), which is also an important cultural practice that encourages reciprocity and solidarity, and (3) ethnographic challenges of framing interview questions to better understand the ways in which work, reciprocity, and contingent labor are intertwined in Madre de Dios. A storm brews during a ferry crossing of the Tambopata River to interview park guards at a control post. Risks of Park Guarding.

theobrero.com

10571969_10152900650130449_3209428247536699506_o (1) | THE OBRERO

https://theobrero.com/2014/12/16/gold-mining-and-unequal-exchange-in-western-amazonia-a-theoretical-photo-journal/10571969_10152900650130449_3209428247536699506_o-1

Madre de Dios History. 10571969 10152900650130449 3209428247536699506 o (1). December 16, 2014. Or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out.

theobrero.com

Ethnography in ‘El Monte’ | THE OBRERO

https://theobrero.com/2014/09/04/ethnography-in-el-monte

Madre de Dios History. Ethnography in ‘El Monte’. September 4, 2014. Apologies for the ethno-blog hiatus, since May I have been in. Ie backcountry, a term synonymously used with. Or jungle), several hours up the Madre de Dios River. I am now based in the capital city of Puerto Maldonado for a more prolonged period and will update the ethno-blog regularly. There are many exciting stories, videos, photos, and more to share in forthcoming posts! Since 2008 I have been traveling upriver to learn about the ro...