Slavery and socio-environmental degradation in the Recôncavo baiano in the colonial period

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https://doi.org/10.17058/agora.v25i2.18595

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Slavery, environmental devastation, Recôncavo Baiano

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyse how slave slavery was at the service of environmental devastation in the Recôncavo Baiano during the colonial period. This is a little known pair, although widely commented by many, but in a separate way. This text aims to fill a bibliographical gap by working on two concepts dear to Brazilian society: the problem of slavery and that of environmental devastation in the Recôncavo Baiano region. For this reason the present text is divided into two parts: in the first, the slave trade and its initial purpose will be examined; in the second, it will be scrutinized how the environmental devastation was carried out by the blacks, at the behest of their masters, in order to supply the export market for wood, above all, leaving indelible consequences for the region to this day. It is hoped that the text may contribute to the advancement of interdisciplinary studies on environmental history in Brazil.

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Antônio Carlos dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

He is Full Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy at UFS. He was Visiting Professor at the Université de Paris I - Sorbonne (2017-2018), thanks to the CAPES Senior Internship Abroad Programme. Post-doctorate in Philosophy at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada (2008-2009) and at the University of São Paulo (2011). PhD in Philosophy from the Université de Paris X, Nanterre (2003), in cotutela with the University of São Paulo. Master's Degree, also in Philosophy, from the University of São Paulo (1997). Professor at the Philosophy Department of UFS since 1992. He was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Presidency of CAPES (Ordinance 104, of 9/5/2018). He was Deputy Coordinator and then President of Chamber II (Human and Social Sciences) of the CAPES Interdisciplinary Area (2013-2017). He is a researcher at the Sergipe Research Support Foundation (FAPITEC-SE), where he has served for 3 terms as a member of the scientific council. He has published and organized several books. He has published articles and book chapters in Canada, France, Bulgaria, Germany, England, Peru and Chile, in addition to national and international journals.

Rosemeire Maria Antonieta Motta Guimarães, Federal University of Recôncavo Baiano

Degree in Social Service at the Federal University of Sergipe - UFS (1990); Specialisation in Brazilian Education at the Federal University of Bahia - UFBA (1992); Master's Degree in Development and Environment by the Postgraduate Programme in Development and Environment - PRODEMA - UFS (2008); Doctorate in Development and Environment by PRODEMA - UFS (2014). She is currently a lecturer in the Social Service Course at the Centre for Arts, Humanities and Letters - CAHL, at the Federal University of the Recôncavo da Bahia - UFRB. She is a member of the Philosophy and Nature Study Group (UFS) and of the Brazilian Association of 18th Century Studies - ABES. She has experience in the area of Social Service, with emphasis and performance in the following themes: ethics, professional ethics and social service, methodology of scientific work, citizenship, social policy, Brazilian environmental policy, socio-environmental conflicts, environmental education.

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Published

2023-12-01

How to Cite

Santos, A. C. dos, & Guimarães, R. M. A. M. . (2023). Slavery and socio-environmental degradation in the Recôncavo baiano in the colonial period. Ágora, 25(2), 48-66. https://doi.org/10.17058/agora.v25i2.18595

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