The Guardians of Water: An Ethnography of the Canaleros of the Provincial Directorate of Hydraulics (Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
This article examines the figure of the canalero, a worker of the Buenos Aires Provincial Directorate of Hydraulics and an essential actor in water management across rural areas of the province. Drawing on a qualitative approach that integrates insights from the anthropology of the state, the ethnog...
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Escuela de Antropología - FHyA
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/352 |
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| Sumario: | This article examines the figure of the canalero, a worker of the Buenos Aires Provincial Directorate of Hydraulics and an essential actor in water management across rural areas of the province. Drawing on a qualitative approach that integrates insights from the anthropology of the state, the ethnography of public policies, and the biographical method, we seek to understand how these public officials (whom we conceptualize as territorial hydrocrats) interweave technical knowledge, family trajectories and memories, and everyday experiences around water and within the broader hydrosocial cycle of which they are part. |
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