Constructing the Poacher: Narratives of Blame in Ivory Poaching
dc.contributor.author | de Jong, Marlotte | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Butt, Bilal | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-23T17:38:50Z | |
dc.date.available | NO_RESTRICTION | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-23T17:38:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-04 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2019-04 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/148673 | |
dc.description.abstract | Poaching has been, and continues to be, of significant concern to the conservation of biodiversity. While media descriptions of poaching often include vivid details about the animal victims and the heroics of those fighting to conserve biodiversity, ambiguity still surrounds ‘the poacher’. Clarifying the identity of a poacher is necessary to expose a societal tendency to enforce stereotypes on others that perpetuate violence and inequality. Without knowing the identity of a poacher, it becomes easy to impose unsubstantiated beliefs upon them that legitimize unjust and violent policies like shoot-to-kill and life-time jail sentences. This research seeks to understand how the media has constructed the identity and context of the poacher to answer critical questions of how and why violent protected area policies have become perceived as necessary conservation strategies. Through a media content analysis of newspaper reports and field interviews with conservation actors, this paper explores the human rights implications around how the media and society place poachers within a ‘space of exception’ that legitimizes the state and private sector’s claims biopower and strengthens a post-democratic conservation approach. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | poaching | en_US |
dc.subject | ivory | en_US |
dc.subject | human rights | en_US |
dc.subject | biopower | en_US |
dc.subject | violence | en_US |
dc.title | Constructing the Poacher: Narratives of Blame in Ivory Poaching | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreename | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreediscipline | School for Environment and Sustainability | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantor | University of Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Hardin, Rebecca | |
dc.identifier.uniqname | dejongmc | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/148673/1/deJong_Marlotte_Thesis.pdf | |
dc.owningcollname | Dissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's) |
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