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- Title
Colonial Invasion and Environmental Degradation in Wangari Maathai's Unbowed: A Memoir.
- Authors
Rawat, Garima; Gaurav, Vivek Kumar
- Abstract
The consequences of colonization have been linked to dehumanizing effects on a given people, but they can also be linked to a discourse that favors "depletion" of natural resources as their "utilization." This article examines colonization as a subtle process of cultural devastation and ecological hegemony in the light of the memoir Unbowed by the late Nobel laureate from Africa, Wangari Maathai. Apart from framing the entire discussion with regard to the impact of colonization on environmental degradation, it also provides a glimpse into Maathai's life and works. We have attempted to analyze her thoughts and the efforts shared in her autobiography regarding the conservation of nature and natural resources, from her experiences stretching from the colonial to the postcolonial era.
- Subjects
AFRICA; MEMOIRS; ENVIRONMENTAL degradation; CONSERVATION of natural resources; COLONIZATION; NATURAL resources; NOBEL Prize winners
- Publication
Hypatia, 2023, Vol 38, Issue 2, p405
- ISSN
0887-5367
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/hyp.2023.37