Other Geographies: The Influences of Michael Watts (Antipode Book Series)

An international group of distinguished scholars pay homage to and build on the work of one of the most influential thinkers of our time, Michael Watts. Shows how Michael Watts' research, writings, teaching and mentoring have relentlessly pushed boundaries, transforming his chosen field of geography and beyond Spans an array of topics including the political economy and ecology of African societies, governmentality and territoriality in various Southern contexts, food security, cultural materialist expositions of capitalism, modernity and development across the postcolonial world Builds on his legacy, exploring its theoretical, analytical, and empirical implications and proposing exciting new possibilities for further exploration in the tracks of Watts Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 Contents 7 Series Editors’ Preface 9 Notes on Contributors 11 Other Geographies, in the Work of Michael Watts 19 Chapter 1 Academic Journeys in the Black Atlantic: Gender, Work and Environmental Transformations 47 Gender and Agrarian Transitions 51 African Rice and Knowledge Systems in the Americas 54 Conclusion 56 Acknowledgments 57 Notes 57 References 58 Chapter 2 Getting Back to our Roots: Integrating Critical Physical and Social Science in the Early Work of Michael Watts 61 Introduction 61 Early Political Ecology and the Integration of Critical Social and Physical Science 62 The Post-Structural Turn 65 New Engagements: Critical Physical Geography 67 Conclusions 69 Notes 70 References 71 Chapter 3 Binary Narratives of Capitalism and Climate Change: Dangers and Possibilities 73 Silent Violence: The Persistence of Hunger and Famine 75 Binaries in Cultural Narratives of People and Nature 76 Binaries in This Changes Everything 77 References 79 Chapter 4 Aggregate Modernities: A Critical Natural History of Contemporary Algorithms 81 A Critical Natural History and the Algorithm 81 The California Meeting 85 The Making of the Aggregate Bee 86 Conclusion 91 Notes 93 References 93 Chapter 5 Peanuts for Cashews? Agricultural Diversification and the Limits of Adaptability in Côte d’Ivoire 97 Introduction 97 Peasants, Capital and the State: The political economy of maladaptation 98 Expanding the Portfolio: Agricultural diversification and adaptive capacity 100 The Expansion of Cashew Cultivation in Côte d’Ivoire 102 Production and Market Relations of Cotton and Cashews 102 Market Structures and Producer Prices in the Cashew Economy 106 Peasant Commodity Production and Exchange 108 State Taxation 110 Conclusion 110 Notes 112 References 113 Chapter 6 Life Itself Under Contract: A Biopolitics of Partnerships and Chemical Risk in California’s Strawberry Industry 115 Watts and the Agrarian Question 116 From Sharecropping to Partnering in California’s Strawberry Industry 119 Toward a Biopolitics of Contract Farming 122 Notes 125 References 125 Chapter 7 Commoditization, Primitive Accumulation and the Spaces of Biodiversity Conservation 129 The Argument 130 The Location 132 Ivory 134 Rubber 135 Beeswax 136 Displacement 137 Conclusion 139 Notes 140 References 141 Chapter 8 Stopping the Serengeti Road: Social Media and the Discursive Politics of Conservation in Tanzania 145 Power, Meaning and Knowledge: Michael Watts and Political Ecology 145 Introduction 146 The Serengeti Road 148 ’Worldwide Opposition’ and Scientific Expertise 150 ‘If we can’t save the Serengeti, what can we save?’ 151 The Knowledge/Practice of Conservation 153 The Serengeti Shall not Die 155 Conclusion 157 Notes 157 References 158 Chapter 9 Privatize Everything, Certify Everywhere: Academic Assessment and Value Transfers 161 Certify Everywhere 161 Pipes and Tubes 163 Transferring Value Across Frontiers 164 Semiotics of Rent Extraction 166 Assessments, Performance and Governance 167 Conclusion 171 Notes 171 References 172 Chapter 10 Oil, Indigeneity and Dispossession 175 Extractivism and the Southern Question 176 Spacing Indigeneity from Ogoniland to Sumak Kawsay 179 Conclusion: Extractivism, Indigeneity and Marxism 183 References 184 Chapter 11 Frontiers: Remembering the Forgotten Lands 187 Producing the Frontier 189 Economies of Violence and Governable Spaces 193 Conclusion: Macondo Meets Mad Max? 197 Notes 199 References 199 Chapter 12 Vibrancy of Refuse, Piety of Refusal: Infrastructures of Discard in Dakar 203 Violence of Disposability 203 Technologies of Community 207 Piety of Refusal 208 Infrastructure’s Political Address 210 Notes 212 References 213 Chapter 13 Reclamation, Displacement and Resiliency in Phnom Penh 217 Land Reclamation and Racial Quarterization in Colonial Phnom Penh 220 Land Reclamation as Nation Building Apparatus in the Post-Colonial City 222 Accumulation by Land Reclamation in the Post-Socialist City 224 Resiliency in the Time of Climate Change 226 Notes 227 References 228 Index 233 EULA 241 Introduction : Other Geographies, In The Work Of Michael Watts / Sharad Chari, Susanne Freidberg, Jesse Ribot, Wendy Wolford And Vinay Gidwani -- Academic Journeys In The Black Atlantic : Gender, Work And Environmental Transformations / Judith Carney -- Getting Back To Our Roots : Integrating Critical Physical And Social Science In The Early Work Of Michael Watts / Rebecca Lave -- Binary Narratives Of Capitalism And Climate Change : Dangers And Possibilities / Lucy Jarosz -- Aggregate Modernities : A Critical Natural History Of Contemporary Algorithms / Jake Kosek -- Peanuts For Cashews? : Agricultural Diversification And The Limits Of Adaptability In Cote D'ivoire / Thomas Bassett And Moussa Kone -- Life Itself Under Contract : A Biopolitics Of Partnerships And Chemical Risk In California's Strawberry Industry / Ulie Guthman -- Commoditization, Primitive Accumulation, And The Spaces Of Biodiversity Conservation / Roderick Neumann -- Stopping The Serengeti Road : Social Media And The Discursive Politics Of Conservation In Tanzania / Benjamin Gardner -- Privatize Everything, Certify Everywhere : Academic Assessment And Value Transfers / Tad Mutersbaugh -- Oil, Indigeneity And Dispossession / Joe Bryan -- Frontiers : Remembering The Forgotten Lands / Teo Ballve -- Vibrancy Of Refuse, Piety Of Refusal : Infrastructures Of Discard In Dakar / Rosalind Fredericks -- Land Reclamation As Resiliency In Post-colonial Phnom Penh / Erin Collins. Edited By Sharad Chari, Susanne Freidberg, Vinay Gidwani, Jesse Ribot, Wendy Wolford. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Series Editors' Preface vii Notes on Contributors ix Introduction: Other Geographies, in the work of Michael Watts 1Sharad Chari, Susanne Freidberg, Jesse Ribot, Wendy Wolford and Vinay Gidwani 1 Academic Journeys in the Black Atlantic: Gender, Work and Environmental Transformations 29Judith Carney 2 Getting Back to our Roots: Integrating Critical Physical and Social Science in the Early Work of Michael Watts 43Rebecca Lave 3 Binary Narratives of Capitalism and Climate Change: Dangers and Possibilities 55Lucy Jarosz 4 Aggregate Modernities: A Critical Natural History of Contemporary Algorithms 63Jake Kosek 5 Peanuts for Cashews? Agricultural Diversification and the Limits of Adaptability in Cote d'Ivoire 79Thomas J. Bassett and Moussa Kone 6 Life Itself Under Contract: A Biopolitics of Partnerships and Chemical Risk in California's Strawberry Industry 97Julie Guthman 7 Commoditization, Primitive Accumulation and the Spaces of Biodiversity Conservation 111Roderick P. Neumann 8 Stopping the Serengeti Road: Social Media and the Discursive Politics of Conservation in Tanzania 127Benjamin Gardner 9 Privatize Everything, Certify Everywhere: Academic Assessment and Value Transfers 143Tad Mutersbaugh 10 Oil, Indigeneity and Dispossession 157Joe Bryan 11 Frontiers: Remembering the Forgotten Lands 169Teo Ballve 12 Vibrancy of Refuse, Piety of Refusal: Infrastructures of Discard in Dakar 185Rosalind Fredericks 13 Reclamation, Displacement and Resiliency in Phnom Penh 199Erin Collins Index 215 An international group of distinguished scholars pay homage to and build on the work of one of the most influential thinkers of our time, Michael Watts - showing how his research, writings, teaching and mentoring have relentlessly pushed boundaries, transforming his chosen field of geography and beyond. .