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Discourse Analysis of Indigenous Women's Construct on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

Discourse Analysis of Indigenous Women's Construct on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

Joane Vermudo Serrano, Luisa Almeda Gelisan, Aurora Valladolid Lacaste, Paula Grace Montierro Muyco, Noreen Dianne Sanga Alazada, Sherry Bayot Marasigan
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781668456781|ISBN10: 1668456788|EISBN13: 9781668456798
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5678-1.ch047
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Serrano, Joane Vermudo, et al. "Discourse Analysis of Indigenous Women's Construct on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development." Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 928-945. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5678-1.ch047

APA

Serrano, J. V., Gelisan, L. A., Lacaste, A. V., Muyco, P. G., Alazada, N. D., & Marasigan, S. B. (2022). Discourse Analysis of Indigenous Women's Construct on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity (pp. 928-945). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5678-1.ch047

Chicago

Serrano, Joane Vermudo, et al. "Discourse Analysis of Indigenous Women's Construct on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development." In Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 928-945. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5678-1.ch047

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Abstract

Managing and understanding the environment and its issues is not limited to one environmental discourse but to numerous discourses. It is created through histories which result in contradictions as narratives may oppose each other. This opposition is considered an important aspect of discourse. This article explores how biodiversity and sustainable development were discursively constructed by indigenous women living in an agricultural society with distinct cultural practices closely linked to rice farming and examined the outcomes arising from their construction of biodiversity and sustainable development. Seven women farmers were interviewed and conversations were transcribed, coded and analyzed through discourse analysis using Maarten Hajer's conceptual tool. Five major discourses emerged from this study: conserving biodiversity through the notion of contrasting views on farming responsibilities, conserving biodiversity through a sense of community, sustainability of government initiatives, negotiating cultural heritage and economic benefits, and articulating sustainable development.

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