Malcom Ferdinand
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781781382950
- eISBN:
- 9781781384022
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781382950.003.0011
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Latin American Studies
In this chapter, Malcom Ferdinand explores the interweaving of the narratives of ‘ecology’ and ‘colonialism’ in Martinique, focusing in particular on the way activists from the environmental NGO ...
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In this chapter, Malcom Ferdinand explores the interweaving of the narratives of ‘ecology’ and ‘colonialism’ in Martinique, focusing in particular on the way activists from the environmental NGO ASSAUPAMAR (‘Association Pour La Sauvegarde Du Patrimoine Martiniquais’/‘Organisation for the Preservation of the Martinican Heritage’) relate their ecological concerns to the colonial history of the island. The chapter examines the epistemologies surrounding various environmental conflicts and shows how issues such as the scandal over the continued use of the chloredécone pesticide in Martinique (after it had been banned in France) are linked to struggles over cultural identity. Ultimately, the essay excavates how the activists of ASSAUPAMAR have narrated their claims to the preservation of the Martinican landscape and the history to which it testifies.Less
In this chapter, Malcom Ferdinand explores the interweaving of the narratives of ‘ecology’ and ‘colonialism’ in Martinique, focusing in particular on the way activists from the environmental NGO ASSAUPAMAR (‘Association Pour La Sauvegarde Du Patrimoine Martiniquais’/‘Organisation for the Preservation of the Martinican Heritage’) relate their ecological concerns to the colonial history of the island. The chapter examines the epistemologies surrounding various environmental conflicts and shows how issues such as the scandal over the continued use of the chloredécone pesticide in Martinique (after it had been banned in France) are linked to struggles over cultural identity. Ultimately, the essay excavates how the activists of ASSAUPAMAR have narrated their claims to the preservation of the Martinican landscape and the history to which it testifies.
