(De)colonial Ecologies in 21st-century insular Hispanic Caribbean film

21 世纪西班牙加勒比海岛屿电影中的（去）殖民生态

• 批准号: AH/X010597/1
• 负责人: Dunja Fehimovic
• 金额: $ 26.19万
• 依托单位: Newcastle University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX010597%2F1
• 关键词: De; colonial; Ecologies; 21st; century

This study asks: what does an analysis of 21st-century Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican film contribute to our understanding of the relationship between coloniality and ecology; and to what extent, and in what ways, can film build decolonial ecologies? This project aims to show that film is uniquely capable of conveying how contemporary ecologies are shaped by the enduring effects of colonialism, and that film, as both form and practice, can construct a decolonial ecology: one that addresses environmental degradation and disaster while building equality and emancipation. It will do so by focussing on 21st-century Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico: island contexts that have considerable historical, political, and economic differences but share certain geographical conditions. The project thus also aims to establish the value of the insular Hispanic Caribbean to refining our understanding of colonial ecologies, in order to respond justly to global ecological crisis. The research comprises four strands. The first 3 use comparative close analysis and the creative methodology of videographic criticism to focus on how Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican films communicate the complexity of different colonial ecologies in relation to space and place, time, and (im)mobilities. They analyse the aesthetic and narrative choices and creative techniques used by filmmakers to expose and critique the imbrication of colonial legacies with contemporary ecologies. They also show how comparative film analysis can shed light on how contemporary experiences of ecological degradation and crisis are shaped by different (post)colonial, political, socio-economic, and cultural contexts. These strands emphasise how-more than simply representing something-film 'storiates', producing a sense of entanglement that conveys the complexity of lived experience, whilst also speculatively revealing alternative realities. The final strand examines how these speculative possibilities are actualised in emergent, collective practices through the case study of Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria: a colonial context affected by environmental disaster. Through film analysis, participant observation, interviews, and participatory action research, it examines how individuals and communities are using film to build decolonial ecologies in contemporary Puerto Rico. It thus seeks to illuminate how film production and exhibition are and can be used in the region to respond to ecological challenges in a way that also addresses (post)colonial inequalities and injustices. Thus, all four strands of the research explore the ways in and extents to which film can reconfigure relationships to the human and non-human world, and thus work towards a decolonial ecology, in the region and beyond. The research aims will be addressed by the following outputs:1. An open-access monograph that addresses the four research strands.2. A PDRA-authored, peer-reviewed journal article analysing how a selection of films represent and intervene in the colonial ecologies exposed by Hurricane Maria.3. A video essay that explores the lived experiences of time produced at the intersection of coloniality and environmental degradation and disaster. 4. An advisory document that serves as a blueprint for the effective creation of community filmmaking projects that pursue decolonial ecologies in the Caribbean. This is one of two co-produced outputs from the Casa Pueblo workshop that will convene filmmakers and community organisations engaged in such projects across the island. 5. A short film about the workshop, produced by Casa Pueblo community filmmakers and co-produced by the PI. 6. A series of public film screenings and roundtable with filmmakers, community activists, and film organisations held at the Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo.7. An online platform featuring the advisory document, short film, video essay, blogs on fieldwork, and invited responses to outputs.

这项研究问：对21世纪古巴、波多黎各和多米尼加电影的分析对我们理解殖民地与生态之间的关系有什么贡献？电影在多大程度上、以何种方式构建非殖民地生态？该项目旨在表明，电影是唯一能够传达当代生态是如何被殖民主义的持久影响所塑造的，电影作为形式和实践，可以构建一个非殖民生态：一个解决环境退化和灾难，同时建立平等和解放的生态。它将通过关注21世纪的古巴，多米尼加共和国和波多黎各来做到这一点：岛屿背景具有相当大的历史，政治和经济差异，但共享某些地理条件。因此，该项目还旨在确定孤立的西班牙裔加勒比的价值，以完善我们对殖民生态的理解，以便公正地应对全球生态危机。这项研究包括四个方面。前三个使用比较密切的分析和录像批评的创造性方法，专注于古巴，多米尼加和波多黎各电影如何传达不同殖民生态的复杂性，与空间和地点，时间和（非）流动性。他们分析了电影制作人用来揭露和批判殖民遗产与当代生态的重叠的美学和叙事选择以及创作技巧。他们还展示了比较电影分析如何揭示当代生态退化和危机的经验是如何被不同的（后）殖民，政治，社会经济和文化背景塑造的。这些线强调如何-而不仅仅是简单地代表什么-电影“故事”，产生一种纠缠感，传达生活经验的复杂性，同时也推测性地揭示了替代现实。最后一股探讨这些投机的可能性是如何实现的紧急情况下，集体的做法，通过波多黎各后飓风玛丽亚的案例研究：受环境灾难影响的殖民地环境。通过电影分析，参与观察，访谈和参与行动研究，它探讨了个人和社区如何利用电影在当代波多黎各建立非殖民地生态。因此，它试图阐明电影制作和展览是如何以及如何在该地区用于应对生态挑战，同时解决（后）殖民不平等和不公正问题。因此，研究的所有四个方面都探索了电影可以重新配置人类和非人类世界关系的方式和程度，从而在该地区内外实现非殖民化生态。研究目标将通过以下产出来实现：1.一个开放获取的专著，解决了四个研究链。PDRA撰写的同行评审期刊文章分析了一系列电影如何代表和干预飓风玛丽亚暴露的殖民地生态。这是一个视频文章，探讨了在殖民主义和环境退化和灾难的交叉点产生的时间的生活经验。4.这是一份咨询文件，作为有效创建社区电影制作项目的蓝图，以追求加勒比地区的非殖民地生态。这是Casa Pueblo研讨会的两个共同制作的成果之一，该研讨会将召集全岛从事此类项目的电影制片人和社区组织。5.关于讲习班的短片，由Casa Pueblo社区电影制片人制作，PI共同制作。6.在圣多明各全球电影节上举办了一系列公开电影放映会，并与电影制作人、社区活动家和电影组织举行了圆桌会议。一个在线平台，提供咨询文件、短片、视频文章、实地工作博客以及邀请对产出作出回应。