Nas ondas do concreto : uma etnografia multiespécies desenhada do dique de Cabedelo - PB

Abstract

This work is a multispecies ethnography (Kirksey and Helmreich, 2020) of the relationships between humans and non-humans at the Dique de Cabedelo, on Miramar Beach, in Cabedelo, Paraíba. The research is dedicated to the relationships between the beings that pass through/inhabit the Dique de Cabedelo, such as: animals, plants, fishermen, tourists, residents and vendors. In this multispecies landscape, I try to understand how the recurring renovations for the requalification of the waterfront impact these more than human socialities (Tsing, 2019). To this end, I use drawing as a descriptive-ethnographic tool for researching, developing and presenting the analysis of the fieldwork. Analytically speaking, I develop the term waves of concrete to think about the recent proposals for construction works on the beaches of the Paraiba coast, which emphasize the division between humans and nature, and between humans and non-humans, in contact with human infrastructures (Tsing, 2021). I also try to develop the idea of the Triad of the Anthropocene, which includes the anthropological, political and ecological dimensions in order to analyze how human relations, cultural practices and local ways of life interact with the landscape of the Dique.