Cuerpos y territorios en sacrificio y en re-existencia

Abstract

This research examines the interlinked dynamics of gender-based violence and inequalities within a territory destined for socio-environmental sacrifice, a context marked by eco-territorial conflicts and community resistance, through a case study of the Huasco River basin._x000D_ _x000D_ The methodological approach is based on participatory qualitative research, framed through the theoretical lenses of situated, decolonial, and feminist political ecology. The study engaged 36 participants through in-depth interviews. Of these, 27 also contributed to creating body maps, a powerful visual method for documenting the impacts of extractivist violence on their bodies-territories. Furthermore, the project incorporated a collaborative photo-ethnography component, substantially enriched by the contributions of Margarita Lara Muñoz and Joan Valenzuela Cruz during the second phase of fieldwork._x000D_ _x000D_ The findings reveal a complex typology of gender-based violence perpetuated in these contexts, including: extractivist structural violence, internalized violence, institutional and political violence, environmental and eco-territorial violence, and everyday community violence._x000D_ Conversely, the study also identifies profound processes of subjectivity displacement, resistance, re-existence, and a growing reflexivity that fuels feminist and socio-environmental activism.

Date of Award	3 Nov 2025
Original language	Spanish
Awarding Institution	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Supervisor	Enrico Mora (Director)