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The entangled past and future of midwifery and cuys in Ecuadorian Andes

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Saavedra, Paz (2022) The entangled past and future of midwifery and cuys in Ecuadorian Andes. Green Letters : Studies in Ecocriticism . doi:10.1080/14688417.2022.2034515 (In Press)

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Abstract

The paper describes a healing practice with the cuy (guinea pig), and how it has maintained, continued and re-invented vital connections of people with their territories amidst oppressive structures, such as colonialism, capitalism and patriarchy. Moreover, I discuss how, through the ancestral relation to the cuy, people in rural Andean communities connect both to their past and future in meaningful ways. The paper highlights the role of rural women in maintaining and expanding the richness and diversity of the entanglements of humans and nonhumans shaping their territories. Furthermore, it argues that, by engaging with these stories, care can be mobilised to sustain practices that cultivate futures that are able to nurture a much-needed resiliency of peoples in the world amidst global crises, such as pandemics and climate change.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Midwifery -- Ecuador, Traditional medicine -- Ecuador, Guinea Pigs -- Ecuador
Journal or Publication Title: Green Letters : Studies in Ecocriticism
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1468-8417
Official Date: 9 February 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
9 February 2022Available
18 January 2022Accepted
24 May 2021Submitted
Number of Pages: 12
DOI: 10.1080/14688417.2022.2034515
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: In Press
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: ASLE-UKI

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