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SUMMARY:Interlaced spaces: the importance of fieldwork and presence on cro
 p conservation histories - Daniela Sclavo (Department of History and Philo
 sophy of Science)
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CONTACT:Olin Moctezuma
DESCRIPTION:History is often imagined as an endeavour full of documents\, 
 of endless aisles crowded with archives and also – although less frequen
 tly – of formal interviews. In this talk I will touch on the role of fie
 ldwork in the history of science\, basing myself on my PhD research on the
  conservation of chili pepper in Mexico. In particular\, I will highlight 
 the importance of implementing informal and more horizontal conversations 
 with our actors\, as in many cases formal interviews are inappropriate\, e
 xtractivist\, and distrustful for our interviewees (especially when workin
 g in non-western settings). Thus\, I will focus on the creation of spaces 
 for the co-construction of stories\, on sensitivity and bonding\, and on g
 iving actors autonomy for the narration of their own existence\, as part o
 f the process of history-making.\n\nMy project investigates the history of
  chili pepper conservation in Mexico 1970s-present by analysing the imagin
 aries and conceptualisations of different social groups (e.g. agricultural
  scientists\, ethnobotanists\, local peoples\, industry) around chile and 
 its relations to flavour\, culture\, heritage and senses of belonging. As 
 part of this\, I collaborate with the project 'Cocina Colaboratorio'\, cre
 ated in 2016 as a joint effort between Wageningen University and Universid
 ad Nacional Autónoma de México\, which seeks to improve local agro-alime
 ntary systems by forging horizontal connections between communities\, biol
 ogists\, artists\, chefs\, anthropoligists\, and historians. My research i
 s set in Santo Domingo Tomaltepec in Oaxaca\, Southern Mexico\, where I wo
 rk with a group of women who hold extensive local culinary knowledge.\n\n"
 Book to attend in person":https://bit.ly/CabinetLent2022
LOCATION:Zoom and Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of
  Science
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