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Papers by Laurie Medina
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, May 15, 2005
... and presentation of local (indigenous) culture', and &am... more ... and presentation of local (indigenous) culture', and 'interpretation and environmental awareness of ... is integral to the development and application of sustainability indicators for ... However,ecotourism's principles also require local participation in planning and local enjoyment of ...
... Negotiating Economic Development: Identity Formation and Collective Action in Belize. ... US)... more ... Negotiating Economic Development: Identity Formation and Collective Action in Belize. ... US) and transnational companies over the Belizean citrus industry seems overwhelming to many observers, yet citrus farmers and workers continue to insist that they have agency in shaping ...
New West Indian Guide, Sep 22, 2022
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the cc by 4.0 license.
Ethnohistory, Apr 1, 2019
Annals of tourism research en español, 2003
American Anthropologist, Feb 1, 2015
In this analysis, I demonstrate how two aspects of neoliberalism that are often treated separatel... more In this analysis, I demonstrate how two aspects of neoliberalism that are often treated separately-the devolution of responsibility for governing from states to nonstate entities and the commodification of new spheres of life-articulate with one another. If "government," in the Foucauldian sense, shapes human conduct indirectly, by reconfiguring the contexts that channel human decisions, neoliberal forms of "government" privilege markets as mechanisms of indirect rule. In this study from Belize, the state assigned responsibility for managing a wildlife sanctuary and nearby Maya communities to a conservation NGO. However, through ecotourism, management of
New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the cc by 4.0 license.
Journal of Political Ecology, 1999
by commercial fishermen. And this, in turn, is the result of depressed prices paid for wild salmo... more by commercial fishermen. And this, in turn, is the result of depressed prices paid for wild salmon on the world market due to competition from farmed fish raised in Chile and Norway. While her way of life is threatened by these external forces, Lord clearly favors the allocation of Alaskan fish to Alaskans and cares every bit as much about the ecology of fish as she does about the livelihood of fishing. Sadly, she realizes that because the demand for the resource exceeds the supply, the state is now divided into factions. Fishcamp is an attractive, thoughtfully produced book. It is printed on recycled acid-free paper and handsomely illustrated with ink sketches by Laura Simonds Southworth on the dust jacket, title page, and at the beginnings of each of the five sections. These sketches contextualize the writing and establish a softened mood and tone for the book. I read part of this book between flights at the Salt Lake City, Utah airport, where I was constantly distracted by the blaring CNN Airport Network television, beeping electric carts, and people in suits and dresses walking and talking on cell phones as they pulled their wheeled suitcases along. It made me feel good that there is still an opportunity for people like Nancy Lord to live meaningfully and quietly in out of the way places without all the latest technological gadgets. We do have a choice. Readers may also be interested to know that another book entitled Fishcamp, written by an Alaska Native woman, Dorothy Savage Joseph, was also published in 1997 (Bend, OR: Maverick Publications). Joseph's fishcamp, where she spent all of her summers as a child, is located on the Yukon River ten miles below the village of Holy Cross. Although not written on the same literary level as Lord's, Joseph's memoir provides an interesting counterpoint, in that her camp was used by her family for at least three generations for subsistence rather than commercial fishing. Both writers demonstrate fierce loyalty to place and memory. While the two women were apparently unaware of each others' work, the convergence of their minds around the word "fishcamp" illustrates its great power as an Alaskan image and metaphor. Their experiences are vastly different, but it is more than a coincidence that the titles are the same.
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 2016
This analysis explores the circulation of legal arguments, instruments, and decisions across nati... more This analysis explores the circulation of legal arguments, instruments, and decisions across national, regional, and global scales to reveal the mutual interdependence of these scales and their associated bodies of law in the production of indigenous land rights. Anthropologists studying the production of international human rights law have focused primarily on the drafting and implementation of rights instruments within the UN system, but this article engages a different site for the production of rights: the judicial arena. Highlighting the role played by judicial decisions and the arguments of legal scholars in the production of indigenous land rights, this article traces the trajectory of a petition for recognition of indigenous rights to land by Mopan and Q'eqchi’ Maya of Belize, as it moved from Belize to the Inter‐American Commission on Human Rights. The resulting decision circulated through subsequent indigenous rights cases within the Inter‐American system to solidify r...
Society & Natural Resources, 2018
Scholars conducting research on either the social or biological dimensions of conservation practi... more Scholars conducting research on either the social or biological dimensions of conservation practice may confront harassment, violence, and sexual assault. While guidelines for researcher safety usually cover the obvious perils encountered while conducting research in nature and with wild animals, less attention has been focused on the dangers associated with encountering and confronting humans. The aim of review boards for both human and animal subjects is to protect research participants. But who protects the researcher? This paper extends these calls to conservation researchers, initiating an open discussion on fieldwork safety, particularly the role of gender and power dynamics within the conservation field. We offer two themes for discussion: institutional responsibility and professional community responsibility. Our aim is to encourage dialogue regarding codes of practice for fieldwork safety at multiple institutional levels that acknowledge and provide support for the varying forms of harassment researchers face during fieldwork.
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 2017
Annals of Tourism Research En Espanol, 2003
Journal of Latin American Anthropology, 2008
American Anthropologist, 2015
In this analysis, I demonstrate how two aspects of neoliberalism that are often treated separatel... more In this analysis, I demonstrate how two aspects of neoliberalism that are often treated separately-the devolution of responsibility for governing from states to nonstate entities and the commodification of new spheres of life-articulate with one another. If "government," in the Foucauldian sense, shapes human conduct indirectly, by reconfiguring the contexts that channel human decisions, neoliberal forms of "government" privilege markets as mechanisms of indirect rule. In this study from Belize, the state assigned responsibility for managing a wildlife sanctuary and nearby Maya communities to a conservation NGO. However, through ecotourism, management of
Journal of Ecotourism, 2014
The worldwide development of ecotourism—including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitew... more The worldwide development of ecotourism—including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting, as well as more pedestrian pursuits such as birdwatching—has been extensively studied, but until now little attention has been paid to why vacationers choose to take part in what are often physically and emotionally strenuous endeavors. Drawing on ethnographic research and his own experiences working as an ecotour guide throughout the United States and Latin America, Robert Fletcher argues that participation in rigorous outdoor activities resonates with the particular cultural values of the white, upper-middle-class Westerners who are the majority of ecotourists. Navigating 13,000-foot mountain peaks or treacherous river rapids demands deferral of gratification, perseverance through suffering, and a willingness to assume risks in pursuit of continuous progress. In this way, characteristics originally cultivated for professional success have been transferred to the leisure realm at a moment when traditional avenues for achievement in the public sphere seem largely exhausted. At the same time, ecotourism provides a temporary escape from the ostensible ills of modern society by offering a transcendent "wilderness" experience that contrasts with the indoor, sedentary, mental labor characteristically performed by white-collar workers.
Transforming Anthropology, 1998
... Page 2. that employers strategically manipulate ethnic, gender, and national differences with... more ... Page 2. that employers strategically manipulate ethnic, gender, and national differences within the labor force, hiring particular "types" of workers for particular types of work in order to reinforce distinctions and divisions among segments (Amott and Matthaei 1996, Bonacich 1980 ...
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 2010
Two broad trends characterize neoliberal forms of environmental governance: a shift in responsibi... more Two broad trends characterize neoliberal forms of environmental governance: a shift in responsibilities for managing nature from state to nonstate actors and the use of market-based mechanisms and rationalities to manage the environment. In Belize, a transnational alliance of conservation nongovermental organizations (NGOs) has taken responsibility for governing large swaths of Belizean nature. While most analyses of NGOs’ roles in environmental government focus on efforts to manage resource-dependent rural communities, this article explores how this NGO alliance has used ecotourism, a market-based mechanism to fund protected areas, to elicit actions in favor of conservation from state officials.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2005
... and presentation of local (indigenous) culture', and &am... more ... and presentation of local (indigenous) culture', and 'interpretation and environmental awareness of ... is integral to the development and application of sustainability indicators for ... However,ecotourism's principles also require local participation in planning and local enjoyment of ...
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1997
... ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. Название публикации, DEFINING DIFFERENCE, FORGING UNITY: THE CO-CONS... more ... ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. Название публикации, DEFINING DIFFERENCE, FORGING UNITY: THE CO-CONSTRUCTION OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND NATION IN BELIZE. Авторы, Laurie Kroshus Medina. Журнал, Ethnic and Racial Studies. ...
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, May 15, 2005
... and presentation of local (indigenous) culture', and &am... more ... and presentation of local (indigenous) culture', and 'interpretation and environmental awareness of ... is integral to the development and application of sustainability indicators for ... However,ecotourism's principles also require local participation in planning and local enjoyment of ...
... Negotiating Economic Development: Identity Formation and Collective Action in Belize. ... US)... more ... Negotiating Economic Development: Identity Formation and Collective Action in Belize. ... US) and transnational companies over the Belizean citrus industry seems overwhelming to many observers, yet citrus farmers and workers continue to insist that they have agency in shaping ...
New West Indian Guide, Sep 22, 2022
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the cc by 4.0 license.
Ethnohistory, Apr 1, 2019
Annals of tourism research en español, 2003
American Anthropologist, Feb 1, 2015
In this analysis, I demonstrate how two aspects of neoliberalism that are often treated separatel... more In this analysis, I demonstrate how two aspects of neoliberalism that are often treated separately-the devolution of responsibility for governing from states to nonstate entities and the commodification of new spheres of life-articulate with one another. If "government," in the Foucauldian sense, shapes human conduct indirectly, by reconfiguring the contexts that channel human decisions, neoliberal forms of "government" privilege markets as mechanisms of indirect rule. In this study from Belize, the state assigned responsibility for managing a wildlife sanctuary and nearby Maya communities to a conservation NGO. However, through ecotourism, management of
New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the cc by 4.0 license.
Journal of Political Ecology, 1999
by commercial fishermen. And this, in turn, is the result of depressed prices paid for wild salmo... more by commercial fishermen. And this, in turn, is the result of depressed prices paid for wild salmon on the world market due to competition from farmed fish raised in Chile and Norway. While her way of life is threatened by these external forces, Lord clearly favors the allocation of Alaskan fish to Alaskans and cares every bit as much about the ecology of fish as she does about the livelihood of fishing. Sadly, she realizes that because the demand for the resource exceeds the supply, the state is now divided into factions. Fishcamp is an attractive, thoughtfully produced book. It is printed on recycled acid-free paper and handsomely illustrated with ink sketches by Laura Simonds Southworth on the dust jacket, title page, and at the beginnings of each of the five sections. These sketches contextualize the writing and establish a softened mood and tone for the book. I read part of this book between flights at the Salt Lake City, Utah airport, where I was constantly distracted by the blaring CNN Airport Network television, beeping electric carts, and people in suits and dresses walking and talking on cell phones as they pulled their wheeled suitcases along. It made me feel good that there is still an opportunity for people like Nancy Lord to live meaningfully and quietly in out of the way places without all the latest technological gadgets. We do have a choice. Readers may also be interested to know that another book entitled Fishcamp, written by an Alaska Native woman, Dorothy Savage Joseph, was also published in 1997 (Bend, OR: Maverick Publications). Joseph's fishcamp, where she spent all of her summers as a child, is located on the Yukon River ten miles below the village of Holy Cross. Although not written on the same literary level as Lord's, Joseph's memoir provides an interesting counterpoint, in that her camp was used by her family for at least three generations for subsistence rather than commercial fishing. Both writers demonstrate fierce loyalty to place and memory. While the two women were apparently unaware of each others' work, the convergence of their minds around the word "fishcamp" illustrates its great power as an Alaskan image and metaphor. Their experiences are vastly different, but it is more than a coincidence that the titles are the same.
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 2016
This analysis explores the circulation of legal arguments, instruments, and decisions across nati... more This analysis explores the circulation of legal arguments, instruments, and decisions across national, regional, and global scales to reveal the mutual interdependence of these scales and their associated bodies of law in the production of indigenous land rights. Anthropologists studying the production of international human rights law have focused primarily on the drafting and implementation of rights instruments within the UN system, but this article engages a different site for the production of rights: the judicial arena. Highlighting the role played by judicial decisions and the arguments of legal scholars in the production of indigenous land rights, this article traces the trajectory of a petition for recognition of indigenous rights to land by Mopan and Q'eqchi’ Maya of Belize, as it moved from Belize to the Inter‐American Commission on Human Rights. The resulting decision circulated through subsequent indigenous rights cases within the Inter‐American system to solidify r...
Society & Natural Resources, 2018
Scholars conducting research on either the social or biological dimensions of conservation practi... more Scholars conducting research on either the social or biological dimensions of conservation practice may confront harassment, violence, and sexual assault. While guidelines for researcher safety usually cover the obvious perils encountered while conducting research in nature and with wild animals, less attention has been focused on the dangers associated with encountering and confronting humans. The aim of review boards for both human and animal subjects is to protect research participants. But who protects the researcher? This paper extends these calls to conservation researchers, initiating an open discussion on fieldwork safety, particularly the role of gender and power dynamics within the conservation field. We offer two themes for discussion: institutional responsibility and professional community responsibility. Our aim is to encourage dialogue regarding codes of practice for fieldwork safety at multiple institutional levels that acknowledge and provide support for the varying forms of harassment researchers face during fieldwork.
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 2017
Annals of Tourism Research En Espanol, 2003
Journal of Latin American Anthropology, 2008
American Anthropologist, 2015
In this analysis, I demonstrate how two aspects of neoliberalism that are often treated separatel... more In this analysis, I demonstrate how two aspects of neoliberalism that are often treated separately-the devolution of responsibility for governing from states to nonstate entities and the commodification of new spheres of life-articulate with one another. If "government," in the Foucauldian sense, shapes human conduct indirectly, by reconfiguring the contexts that channel human decisions, neoliberal forms of "government" privilege markets as mechanisms of indirect rule. In this study from Belize, the state assigned responsibility for managing a wildlife sanctuary and nearby Maya communities to a conservation NGO. However, through ecotourism, management of
Journal of Ecotourism, 2014
The worldwide development of ecotourism—including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitew... more The worldwide development of ecotourism—including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting, as well as more pedestrian pursuits such as birdwatching—has been extensively studied, but until now little attention has been paid to why vacationers choose to take part in what are often physically and emotionally strenuous endeavors. Drawing on ethnographic research and his own experiences working as an ecotour guide throughout the United States and Latin America, Robert Fletcher argues that participation in rigorous outdoor activities resonates with the particular cultural values of the white, upper-middle-class Westerners who are the majority of ecotourists. Navigating 13,000-foot mountain peaks or treacherous river rapids demands deferral of gratification, perseverance through suffering, and a willingness to assume risks in pursuit of continuous progress. In this way, characteristics originally cultivated for professional success have been transferred to the leisure realm at a moment when traditional avenues for achievement in the public sphere seem largely exhausted. At the same time, ecotourism provides a temporary escape from the ostensible ills of modern society by offering a transcendent "wilderness" experience that contrasts with the indoor, sedentary, mental labor characteristically performed by white-collar workers.
Transforming Anthropology, 1998
... Page 2. that employers strategically manipulate ethnic, gender, and national differences with... more ... Page 2. that employers strategically manipulate ethnic, gender, and national differences within the labor force, hiring particular "types" of workers for particular types of work in order to reinforce distinctions and divisions among segments (Amott and Matthaei 1996, Bonacich 1980 ...
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 2010
Two broad trends characterize neoliberal forms of environmental governance: a shift in responsibi... more Two broad trends characterize neoliberal forms of environmental governance: a shift in responsibilities for managing nature from state to nonstate actors and the use of market-based mechanisms and rationalities to manage the environment. In Belize, a transnational alliance of conservation nongovermental organizations (NGOs) has taken responsibility for governing large swaths of Belizean nature. While most analyses of NGOs’ roles in environmental government focus on efforts to manage resource-dependent rural communities, this article explores how this NGO alliance has used ecotourism, a market-based mechanism to fund protected areas, to elicit actions in favor of conservation from state officials.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2005
... and presentation of local (indigenous) culture', and &am... more ... and presentation of local (indigenous) culture', and 'interpretation and environmental awareness of ... is integral to the development and application of sustainability indicators for ... However,ecotourism's principles also require local participation in planning and local enjoyment of ...
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1997
... ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. Название публикации, DEFINING DIFFERENCE, FORGING UNITY: THE CO-CONS... more ... ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. Название публикации, DEFINING DIFFERENCE, FORGING UNITY: THE CO-CONSTRUCTION OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND NATION IN BELIZE. Авторы, Laurie Kroshus Medina. Журнал, Ethnic and Racial Studies. ...