Article ID: CBB411676807

‘Ethnobiological equivocation’ and other misunderstandings in the interpretation of natures (2020)

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In this contribution we seek to enrich the theoretical and methodological approaches of ethnobiology. The essay takes elements of Amerindian anthropology, classical ethnobiological studies and the freedoms provided by feminist philosophers to open up reflection. The central background of the essay is the method of “controlled equivocation” proposed by Viveiros de Castro (2004). We present a series of five ethnobiological equivocations ranging from the categorical equivocal, going through the subtle equivocal to the strictly ontological ones. The cases occurred in different territories of Argentina, including a case in an academic context. Through the fieldwork cases, we give an account of the origin of equivocations, the context for their emergence, which are the disciplinary nuances that cause them and even some academics’ preconceptions. To inhabit the equivocation allows opening the possibilities of coexistence among people –and their respective worlds–, especially if these people are in different power positions. We propose the method of controlled equivocation as a theoretical-discursive tool, which permits us to rethink the current concepts of ethnobiology. Thus, we want to broaden the current definition of ethnobiology understood as a dialogue from different scientific points of view.

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Authors & Contributors
Kerr, Ashley Elizabeth
Pierotti, Raymond
Edwards, Ryan Christopher
Fierro, Catriel
Dominik Berrens
Villagómez-Reséndiz, Radamés
Concepts
Anthropology
Methodology of science; scientific method
Ethnobiology
Science and culture
Indigenous peoples; indigeneity
Science and race
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
17th century
Places
Argentina
La Pampa (Province)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Central America
South America
United States
Institutions
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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