O que molda a coleta: conhecimentos, cientistas e espécimes para outras ciências possíveis
No. 41 (2020-10-01)Autor(es)
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Santiago Martínez MedinaInstituto Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia
Resumo
Este artigo experimenta a maneira na qual o trabalho etnográfico sobre a prática científica pode abrir novas possibilidades de articulação para as ciências, em particular para a taxonomia, em tempos de crise ambiental global. Em concreto, pergunta-se pela prática da coleta, na qual são produzidos espécimes biológicos, evidência central para essa ciência. É analisada a forma em que essa prática também molda no espécime o conhecimento dos guias locais que participam da expedição científica. Portanto, interessa evidenciar o que também coleta a coleta e o modo em que, com base nisso, é produzida a assimetria entre a ciência e os conhecimentos considerados como locais a partir do encontro. Assim, o trabalho material do qual a evidência científica provém participa tanto de fazer uma natureza comum quanto unívoca. Essa etnografia da evidência científica em tensão com o conhecimento não científico é nutrida de minha participação em três expedições realizadas em 2018, bem como de visitas a coleções biológicas entre 2018 e 2019. Este artigo conclui em um tom especulativo, com a reflexão sobre outras práticas científicas possíveis, nas quais, sem renunciar as obrigações e requisitos da biologia, a tarefa taxonômica pode articular com o tipo de perguntas que interessa às comunidades humanas e mais-que-humanas envolvidas. Considero que essa articulação é fundamental para ampliar os esforços em prol do estudo, proteção, restauração e conservação da biodiversidade colombiana.
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