Oilseeds and Slippery Slopes: Political Ecologies of Violence in Coastal Guerrero

Name: Oilseeds and Slippery Slopes: Political Ecologies of Violence in Coastal Guerrero
Start: 2020-10-28T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-10-28T11:00:00-05:00

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

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EDGS Graduate Lecture Series

Jayson Maurice Porter, PhD candidate in History, Northwestern University

Overview: Based on a new essay with a similar title, Porter will argue that coconut development in coastal Guerrero from 1930 to 1970 was plagued by three forms of environmental insecurity--economic, social/spatial, and ecological--which in turn led to migration, insurgency, and drug cultivation by the 1970s in the region. Porter describes the environmental justice related to oilseed contamination among Afro-Indigenous populations in the region.

Oilseeds and Slippery Slopes: https://www.noria-research.com/oilseeds-and-slippery-slopes/

Dying Lagoons: https://www.okayafrica.com/environmental-racism-in-mexican-lagoons/

Watch recorded talk here