The Drowned

This book concerns the elemental geographies and lives and deaths of the drowned to confront enduring forms of oppression. Elaine Stratford documents with penetrating compassion and acumen how human and more-than-human bodies lose personhood in acts of violence, exploitation, marginalisation, cultural imperialism, and powerlessness. This work is both a scholarly and deeply personal call to rethink how we live with, remember, and honour the drowned. It offers profound insights to all those interested in human geography and allied disciplines.

Offers a historical and sociocultural exploration of drowning based on rare archives, contemporary documents & fieldwork Discusses one of the world's leading causes of death and timeless subject of ongoing international importance Beautifully written and illustrated, highlighting geography's disciplinary traditions and interdisciplinary reach

Autorentext

Elaine Stratford is Professor of Human Geography and Planning at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Her research explores how people flourish and languish in place and on the move.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Abandoned Drowned Infants.- 3. Shamed Swimming Witches.- 4. Jettisoned Slaves Overboard.- 5. Displaced Removing the Colonized.- 6. Dislocated Perilous Movements.- 7. Inundated Planet Water.- 8. Epilogue.