Abyssal Ideology and the Amerindians of Guyana: An Eco-Crimes Analysis of Power, Discourse and Cognitive Injustice

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dc.contributor.advisorde Costa, Ravindra
dc.creatorOmrow, Delon Alain
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T13:44:33Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T13:44:33Z
dc.date.copyright2017-05-05
dc.date.issued2018-03-01
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T13:44:33Z
dc.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Studies
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractCognitive injustice- that is, the failure to recognize the plurality of epistemologies and the manner in which people across the globe provide meaning to their existence- should be the subject of critical criminological inquiry because it is directly linked to both environmental and social injustice. This dissertation presents a comparative and critical analysis of the discourses surrounding the indigenous peoples of Guyana, the Amerindians. Massaging the parameters of green criminology and the eco-crimes framework, I synthesize Norman Faircloughs methodology known as critical discourse analysis (CDA) and Boaventura de Sousa Santos theoretical framework of Abyssal Thinking in order to capture the Amerindian experience from the dawn of colonialism to recent conservation efforts, such as the countrys very first community-owned conservation area (C.O.C.A.). In my attempt to unmask cognitive injustice via discourse, I also demonstrate how the experiences and speech of the Amerindians can challenge this injustice by exercising what Santos refers to as Post-Abyssal Thinking.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34251
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCaribbean studies
dc.subject.keywordsCriminology
dc.subject.keywordsSociology
dc.subject.keywordsDiscourse
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Justice
dc.subject.keywordsCognitive Justice
dc.subject.keywordsAbyssal Thinking
dc.subject.keywordsIdeology
dc.subject.keywordsHegemony
dc.subject.keywordsGuyana
dc.subject.keywordsAmerindians
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous Studies
dc.titleAbyssal Ideology and the Amerindians of Guyana: An Eco-Crimes Analysis of Power, Discourse and Cognitive Injustice
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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