THE DOS BOCAS OIL WELL: SCIENCE, IDEOLOGY, MEMORY AND DISCOURSE

In this paper, we recover the memory of a catastrophe: the Dos Bocas oil well fire in the Huasteca region of Mexico in 1908. The Dos Bocas event is described, contextually analyzed, and identified as discursive material of different groups of influence and/or power, in order to shed light on the sit...

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Autores principales:	Guzmán,Ricardo, Gándara,Aída
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de Talca. Instituto de Estudios Humanísticos 2016
Materias:	Oil Mexico science ideology memory discourse
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-237620160002000062016-12-27THE DOS BOCAS OIL WELL: SCIENCE, IDEOLOGY, MEMORY AND DISCOURSEGuzmán,RicardoGándara,Aída Oil Mexico science ideology memory discourse In this paper, we recover the memory of a catastrophe: the Dos Bocas oil well fire in the Huasteca region of Mexico in 1908. The Dos Bocas event is described, contextually analyzed, and identified as discursive material of different groups of influence and/or power, in order to shed light on the situation thaThexisted in Mexico and the expectations held in relation to the role that science, technology and the exploitation of natural resources should play in the country's development. For this purpose, we first present what was the official philosophy of the regime in regards to a political agenda as well as an educational ideal. Subsequently, presenting a condensed picture of what were the beginnings of oil in Mexico, the role of foreign investment and the socioeconomic and ecological impacts. Once having established the context of the moment, we examine the Dos Bocas event and the ways in which it was handled politically, along with the ideological and scientific factors operating at that time. Finally, we address the various meanings and interpretations of the event, identifying collective forms of understanding and appropriation of the experience; found memories that will allow us to explore how the evocation of a singular event, in this case a catastrophic one, becomes part of the hegemonic discourse on the role of oil in Mexican modernity.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Talca. Instituto de Estudios HumanísticosUniversum (Talca) v.31 n.2 20162016-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-23762016000200006en10.4067/S0718-23762016000200006
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description	In this paper, we recover the memory of a catastrophe: the Dos Bocas oil well fire in the Huasteca region of Mexico in 1908. The Dos Bocas event is described, contextually analyzed, and identified as discursive material of different groups of influence and/or power, in order to shed light on the situation thaThexisted in Mexico and the expectations held in relation to the role that science, technology and the exploitation of natural resources should play in the country's development. For this purpose, we first present what was the official philosophy of the regime in regards to a political agenda as well as an educational ideal. Subsequently, presenting a condensed picture of what were the beginnings of oil in Mexico, the role of foreign investment and the socioeconomic and ecological impacts. Once having established the context of the moment, we examine the Dos Bocas event and the ways in which it was handled politically, along with the ideological and scientific factors operating at that time. Finally, we address the various meanings and interpretations of the event, identifying collective forms of understanding and appropriation of the experience; found memories that will allow us to explore how the evocation of a singular event, in this case a catastrophic one, becomes part of the hegemonic discourse on the role of oil in Mexican modernity.
author	Guzmán,Ricardo Gándara,Aída
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title	THE DOS BOCAS OIL WELL: SCIENCE, IDEOLOGY, MEMORY AND DISCOURSE
title_short	THE DOS BOCAS OIL WELL: SCIENCE, IDEOLOGY, MEMORY AND DISCOURSE
title_full	THE DOS BOCAS OIL WELL: SCIENCE, IDEOLOGY, MEMORY AND DISCOURSE
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publisher	Universidad de Talca. Instituto de Estudios Humanísticos
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