Book Chapters by Muhammad A Kavesh
Nurturing Alternative Futures : Living with Diversity in a More-Than-Human World, 2024
SElf-Alteration: How People change themselves across cultures
In this chapter, I argue that the mutualistic human- pigeon relationship enables many rural Pakis... more In this chapter, I argue that the mutualistic human- pigeon relationship enables many rural Pakistani men to spend hours on their roo(ops, away from other societal bonds, and to cultivate an enthusiasm for “living” with pigeons. )is relationship is mutualistic because both pigeons and humans actively contribute to its continuity and nurturance and co- live with each other, o+ering a critique of the neoliberal understanding of relationships. As I explore this noncolonial form of coexistence* something that existed within Indian society before colonialism and that was marginalized during the colonial era and postcolonial era I ask why it is reciprocally benefcial to interspecies relatedness.
Nurturing Alternative Futures Living with Diversity in a More-than-Human World, 2024
In this chapter, I criticize the promise of sustainability as an overarching
idea that ensures a ... more In this chapter, I criticize the promise of sustainability as an overarching
idea that ensures a secure future and wellbeing for all. I suggest that we
need to reconsider and reinterpret sustainability as a theoretical category and policy tool with a focus on relationality. This call is inspired by the “multispecies turn” and the “ontological turn” in the social sciences and humanities. My companions in this chapter are donkeys—animals whose economic viability, environmental value, strategic significance, and social status have changed greatly in the last few centuries.
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Book Chapters by Muhammad A Kavesh
idea that ensures a secure future and wellbeing for all. I suggest that we
need to reconsider and reinterpret sustainability as a theoretical category and policy tool with a focus on relationality. This call is inspired by the “multispecies turn” and the “ontological turn” in the social sciences and humanities. My companions in this chapter are donkeys—animals whose economic viability, environmental value, strategic significance, and social status have changed greatly in the last few centuries.