Land, Water, and Everyday Peace: Human-Nonhuman Entanglements in Rural Georgia

• In Event: Memories of Water, Land, and Belonging in Georgia

Abstract

This talk is based on ethnographic research conducted since 2023 in Dusheti, Eastern Georgia, examining human and nonhuman entanglement in everyday peace formation. The research explores the consequences of land and water commodification, examining whether these changes disrupt local ordering or if everyday peace practices adapt and persist. It also investigates the agency of land and water in contemporary village life.

Author

• Mariam Darchiashvili, Ilia State U (Georgia)