Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-Temporalities
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Summary: | Abstract The control over what Dillon and Lobo-Guerrero (2008) conceptualise as ‘pluripotent’ life has become an essential factor of capitalist agriculture; this occurs through the regulation of strategic genetic resources. We recognise this course as part of a larger project of neo-agro-colonialism, which takes place by controlling both biotechnology and territories as an expression of a fungible power, turning geopolitics into biopolitics and vice-versa. While assessing the power relations and manipulation of spatio-temporalities in the process of life fabrication, we discuss the mechanisms of control over ‘pluripotent’ life – genetically modified seeds and biopiracy through patentisation of traditional knowledges – which turns life into a commodified good. This is to say that the instrumental use of life fabrication within the rationale of globalised capital (re)creates post-colonial temporalities that legitimise (re)new(ed) colonial ties. We ascertain that it is the manipulation of life’s temporality that allows capital to be (re)produced in the agricultural context of the molecular age. |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-TemporalitiesNeo-Agro-ColonialismTemporalitiesBiopoliticsBiotechnology‘Pluripotent’ LifeAgricultureSeedsAbstract The control over what Dillon and Lobo-Guerrero (2008) conceptualise as ‘pluripotent’ life has become an essential factor of capitalist agriculture; this occurs through the regulation of strategic genetic resources. We recognise this course as part of a larger project of neo-agro-colonialism, which takes place by controlling both biotechnology and territories as an expression of a fungible power, turning geopolitics into biopolitics and vice-versa. While assessing the power relations and manipulation of spatio-temporalities in the process of life fabrication, we discuss the mechanisms of control over ‘pluripotent’ life – genetically modified seeds and biopiracy through patentisation of traditional knowledges – which turns life into a commodified good. This is to say that the instrumental use of life fabrication within the rationale of globalised capital (re)creates post-colonial temporalities that legitimise (re)new(ed) colonial ties. We ascertain that it is the manipulation of life’s temporality that allows capital to be (re)produced in the agricultural context of the molecular age.Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Relações Internacionais2017-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292017000100009Contexto Internacional v.39 n.1 2017reponame:Contexto Internacionalinstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO)instacron:PUC_RIO10.1590/s0102-8529.2017390100001info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPfrimer,Matheus HoffmannBarbosa Júnior,Ricardo Césareng2017-02-09T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-85292017000100009Revistahttp://contextointernacional.iri.puc-rio.br/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?tpl=homePUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcintjournal@puc-rio.br||contextointernacional@puc-rio.br1982-02400102-8529opendoar:2017-02-09T00:00Contexto Internacional - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO)false |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-Temporalities |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-Temporalities |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-Temporalities Pfrimer,Matheus Hoffmann Neo-Agro-Colonialism Temporalities Biopolitics Biotechnology ‘Pluripotent’ Life Agriculture Seeds |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-Temporalities |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-Temporalities |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-Temporalities |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-Temporalities |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism, Control over Life, and Imposed Spatio-Temporalities |
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Pfrimer,Matheus Hoffmann |
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Pfrimer,Matheus Hoffmann Barbosa Júnior,Ricardo César |
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Barbosa Júnior,Ricardo César |
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Pfrimer,Matheus Hoffmann Barbosa Júnior,Ricardo César |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism Temporalities Biopolitics Biotechnology ‘Pluripotent’ Life Agriculture Seeds |
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Neo-Agro-Colonialism Temporalities Biopolitics Biotechnology ‘Pluripotent’ Life Agriculture Seeds |
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Abstract The control over what Dillon and Lobo-Guerrero (2008) conceptualise as ‘pluripotent’ life has become an essential factor of capitalist agriculture; this occurs through the regulation of strategic genetic resources. We recognise this course as part of a larger project of neo-agro-colonialism, which takes place by controlling both biotechnology and territories as an expression of a fungible power, turning geopolitics into biopolitics and vice-versa. While assessing the power relations and manipulation of spatio-temporalities in the process of life fabrication, we discuss the mechanisms of control over ‘pluripotent’ life – genetically modified seeds and biopiracy through patentisation of traditional knowledges – which turns life into a commodified good. This is to say that the instrumental use of life fabrication within the rationale of globalised capital (re)creates post-colonial temporalities that legitimise (re)new(ed) colonial ties. We ascertain that it is the manipulation of life’s temporality that allows capital to be (re)produced in the agricultural context of the molecular age. |
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