Lalela uLwandle: An experiment in plural governance discussions

Erwin, Kira; Pereira, Taryn; McGarry, Dylan K; Coppen, Neil

Title: Lalela uLwandle: An experiment in plural governance discussions
Creator: Erwin, Kira
Creator: Pereira, Taryn
Creator: McGarry, Dylan K
Creator: Coppen, Neil
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2022
Date: 2022
Type: text
Type: book chapter
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/436145
Identifier: vital:73230
Identifier: ISBN 978-3-030-99347-4
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99347-4_20
Description: Symbolic, cultural and spiritual meanings of the oceans, whilst different depending on positionality, are important aspects of understanding humans’ relationship with the oceans. Currently in South Africa, cultural, social and spiritual meanings of the oceans are given little consideration in the rush for the Blue Economy and ocean governance frame-works. Neither are they widely considered in environmental conservation and management. This chapter argues that for inclusive ocean governance it is necessary to create more equitable listening forums for how different epistemologies makes sense of the oceans. The chapter draws from the research-based theatre project called Lalela uLwandle performed along the KwaZulu-Natal Coast. The chapter explores what is lost when knowledge systems are conceived as incommensurable and how this serves hegemonic interests. Importantly, it also explores what might be gained when we embody more fluid and plural epistemologies that can mould, expand, broaden and enrich our decision-making process on the ocean.
Format: 26 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Relation: Erwin, K., Pereira, T., McGarry, D. and Coppen, N., 2022. Lalela uLwandle: An experiment in plural governance discussions. In The Palgrave handbook of blue heritage (pp. 383-409). Cham: Springer International Publishing
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