Erin Araujo

Coordinates

Office: CHAT Lab, CS Portable

Telephone: coming soon

Fax: (709) 864- 3119
E-mail: ela120[at]mun[dot]ca

Supervisor

Dr. Josh Lepawsky

Committee

Dr. Mario Blaser and TBA

Thesis Title

TBA

Research description

My proposed research focuses on the development of alternative community economies in Mexico and Peru through refurbishing imported electronic devices that were deemed as waste and imported from countries with high levels of new electronics consumption and wasting.

Through this project I seek to understand: what is the process and experience of people that engage in the creation of alternative economies with the explicit goal of funding movements for social change? How does that impact their understanding of economies, waste, electronics and themselves? How do the experiences of individuals and collectives that are focused on creating alternative economic options for themselves and their communities differ from the experiences of individuals and collectives that do the same work of refurbishing electronic waste as an occupation or source of traditional capitalist employment?

Research interests

Alternatives to Capitalism and Developing Alternative Economies
Anarchist Geographies
Community Building
Decolonization Studies
Participatory Action Research and Asset Based Community Development
The Americas

Professional associations and networks

Society of Women Geographers, member since 2007

Association of American Geographers, member since 2007