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Exploring risk, resistance and the power of myths among coastal fishing communities in Kerala, India
This paper attempts to capture the socially constructed nature of risk by analyzing the discourses embedded in community beliefs, myths and experiential narratives regarding coastal hazards and fishworkers’ livelihoods. This paper draws insights from the works of James Scott on power and resistance...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Natural Resources Forum
2014
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| Online Access: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/004811.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper attempts to capture the socially constructed nature of risk by analyzing the discourses embedded in community
beliefs, myths and experiential narratives regarding coastal hazards and fishworkers’ livelihoods. This paper draws insights
from the works of James Scott on power and resistance in the everyday life of marginalized populations. Qualitative data for
the study was collected using semi-structured interview schedules, in-depth group interviews, oral histories and storytelling
across twenty marine fishing villages in Kerala. A significant finding of the study is that the communal discourse of coastal
hazards or kolu is an integral part of fishworkers’ resistance against formal authority and scientific knowledge systems in
coastal management. The myths and beliefs of fishworkers are expressions of their concerns about present forms of
development and coastal resource management. |
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| Physical Description: | p.118–128 38 (2014) |