Lecture 1. Extraction

This lecture focuses on the spaces, buildings, and landscapes generated by agriculture, herding, and the extraction of raw materials. The landscapes and cities of Latin America have been marked by the region’s status as a space of material extraction, and the spaces of labor, storage, and exchange prompted by these activities. The talk includes case studies from cattle herding in Argentina, oil extraction in Mexico, and sugar cane extraction in the Caribbean.


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