Manuel Mendez
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV)
Présentation
I am a researcher specializing in the historical geography and political ecology of extractive industries in the Andes, with a focus on the socio-environmental impacts of mining in the Atacama Desert. My work explores how natural resources have been produced and contested from the 19th century to the present, fostering dialogue between history, anthropology, geography, and landscape archaeology.
I received my PhD in History (Université de Rennes 2, France) and Anthropology (Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile) in 2023, following a master's degree in Geography from Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3. I have held teaching and research positions at the University of Tarapacá and the University of Chile, and collaborated with the Danielle Mitterrand–France Libertés Foundation at the United Nations in Geneva on water-related conflicts between Indigenous communities and mining companies.
From 2023 to 2024, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. I am currently leading a FONDECYT Postdoctoral Project (2024–2026) that examines the historical socio-environmental impacts of industrial mining in the Loa River basin, Chile, and the broader Atacama Desert. Alongside this work, I contribute to international research collaborations that compare mining territories in the Andes with other extractive frontiers around the world.
Domaines de recherche
Publications
Publications
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Springs, “Donkeys” and Pumps. Entanglements of discourses and materialities in hegemonic waterscapes of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile (19th and early 20th centuries)2019 Political Geography Specialty Group Preconference, Apr 2019, Washington, United States
Poster de conférence
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