The Uncertainty of Oil
This paper argues that uncertainty is intricately entwined with temporalities and aff ects. Taking the uncertain future of oil in Gabon as my ethnographic example, I trace fi ve versions with which people contemplate depletion: a scenario, a vision / plan, a calculation, a dream, and a desire. I sh...
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This paper argues that uncertainty is intricately entwined with temporalities and aff ects. Taking the uncertain future of oil in Gabon as my ethnographic example, I trace fi ve versions with which people contemplate depletion: a scenario, a vision / plan, a calculation, a dream, and a desire. I show how these versions not only diff er in their prognosis, but also conjure up diverse histories, temporalities and aff ects that, ultimately, entail fairly distinct forms of uncertainty.
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| spelling | doaj.art-343fe6e6f80e4be69903da8bfff5ddee2023-10-05T09:21:34ZdeuBern Open PublishingSwiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology2813-52292813-52372017-05-012210.36950/tsantsa.2017.22.7344The Uncertainty of OilChristine Fricke0Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz This paper argues that uncertainty is intricately entwined with temporalities and aff ects. Taking the uncertain future of oil in Gabon as my ethnographic example, I trace fi ve versions with which people contemplate depletion: a scenario, a vision / plan, a calculation, a dream, and a desire. I show how these versions not only diff er in their prognosis, but also conjure up diverse histories, temporalities and aff ects that, ultimately, entail fairly distinct forms of uncertainty. https://journal-sa.ch/article/view/7344futuredeclineuncertaintynatural resourcesGabon |
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| title | The Uncertainty of Oil |
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| title_fullStr | The Uncertainty of Oil |
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| title_short | The Uncertainty of Oil |
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| topic | future decline uncertainty natural resources Gabon |
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