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(Non-)Knowledge, slow violence and latent conflicts over mine tailings in the Chilean Atacama region

The “slow violence” arising from mining tailings in Chile spreads cumulatively, slowly and invisibly over time and space. Even those affected are not necessarily aware of it. Toxic substances, which tailings contain in high concentrations, spread easil…

Tropes about Vikings and the Viking Age in State-funded Museums in Contemporary Scandinavia

The popularity of the Vikings and the Viking Age in Scandinavian history cultures never seems to fade. As a projection surface for meaning-making needs in the present, the Viking Age constantly finds new ways to mirror the present, thus voicing new h…

Fermentative processes of the agricultural food system in the Upper Rio Negro: ethnographic notes on feminine knowledge, intention, and agency in the production of fermented beverages

This article examines the fermentative processes at the core of the agricultural food system of the Upper Rio Negro, northwestern Amazon, highlighting women’s technical and social agency in the production of fermented beverages such as caxiri. Base…