Date of Award
Spring 2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Director of Thesis
David Kneas
First Reader
Monica Barra
Second Reader
Monica Barra
Abstract
My thesis examines the everyday life of my Ecuadorian, Kichwa host family in an attempt to better understand how, if at all, they interact with and think about oil companies on a regular basis. In this way, I attempted to supplement the current literature, which tends to focus on the large, contentious interactions between indigenous people and the petroleum industry. It was my hope to expand the understanding of their identities both within and outside the context of oil and to show the complexity of their relationship with petroleum companies.
First Page
1
Last Page
54
Recommended Citation
Babb, Emily A., "Kitchen Chronicles and Crude Expectations: Understanding Everyday Life in the Upper Ecuadorian Amazon" (2020). Senior Theses. 367.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/367
Rights
© 2020, Emily A Babb