Project description
Indigenous heritage and nature’s rights in the Andes
Interdisciplinary work, grassroots initiatives and public policies strive for the integration of local and specialist knowledge in heritage and sustainable development. In the Andes, the social philosophy of living well (Buen Vivir) highlights community well-being. Nevertheless, research indicates that hierarchies persist in reducing the value of Indigenous heritage, despite inclusive public policies. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the TRAILS project investigates the links between heritage epistemologies, socio-natural disputes and the communities’ past. Specifically, the TRAILS project seeks to investigate the collection of pre-Hispanic artefacts in northwestern Argentina, and hence promote intercultural dialogue. Through comparisons with cases worldwide, the project will improve the comprehension of the rights of nature and political entities that are not anthropocentric.
Objective
The TRAILS project examines the interplay between dissonant heritage perspectives and socio-natural conflicts, assessing how they arise from the frictions of authorised conservation and development regimes on living landscapes and place-based histories. Interdisciplinary scholarship, grass-roots social movements, and public policy have long sought to integrate local and expert forms of knowledge into heritage and sustainable development frameworks. In the Andes, this has often been channelled through the Indigenous philosophy of Buen Vivir, i.e. “the good living”, to emphasise continuities with community well-being, territorial governance and collective rights. However, my previous doctoral research in the region revealed unquestioned ontological and epistemological hierarchies that ultimately determine how, and for whom, Indigenous heritage matters despite seemingly inclusive policies. Further research will primarily consolidate and expand cross-sectoral exchanges in the decolonisation of Indigenous heritage, looking at the history of collecting pre-Hispanic antiquities in Northwestern Argentina to facilitate intercultural dialogue and translation across world-making practices. Secondly, the project will seek potential lines of comparison with global case studies to enhance understanding of the local, historical, and cultural contexts underlying the recognition of non-anthropocentric political subjects and the rights of Nature. The array of planned activities involving academic and non-academic partners will generate new knowledge on the cultural dimensions of environmental relations and maximise research on heritage as a cross-cutting topic at the host institution. This will enable the TRAILS project to advance beyond the current state of the art by bridging critical heritage studies with decolonial and socio-environmental justice, while keeping Indigenous rights and lifeworlds upfront to face the rapidly unfolding ecological crisis and local-global challenges.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles
Spain
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