Going Against the Flow:

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" Going Against the Flow: "
Veronica Strang

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1085960
Doc. No	:	LA129589
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15685357-01702007‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Veronica Strang
Title & Author	:	Going Against the Flow: [Article] : The Biopolitics of Dams and Diversions\ Veronica Strang
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology
Date	:	2013
Volume/ Issue Number	:	17/2
Page No	:	161–173
Abstract	:	Interactions with water are indicative not only of relationships between human groups but also of relationships with other species. In biopolitical economies few things express dominance over other species as clearly as damming and redirecting flows of water to give primacy to human needs. Yet despite growing opposition, dams—especially large ones—are still presented triumphantly, as symbols of successful nationhood and economic development. Building on ethnographic research in Australia, this chapter examines the allure of dams. It suggests that they represent not only a competition for wealth, but also an aspiration for control over life itself and the vitality of “living water.” Interactions with water are indicative not only of relationships between human groups but also of relationships with other species. In biopolitical economies few things express dominance over other species as clearly as damming and redirecting flows of water to give primacy to human needs. Yet despite growing opposition, dams—especially large ones—are still presented triumphantly, as symbols of successful nationhood and economic development. Building on ethnographic research in Australia, this chapter examines the allure of dams. It suggests that they represent not only a competition for wealth, but also an aspiration for control over life itself and the vitality of “living water.”
Descriptor	:	dams
Descriptor	:	human-environmental relations
Descriptor	:	water
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15685357-01702007‬