vernacular knowledge | The Harriet Tubman Institute /research/tubman The Harriet Tubman Institute at 91راة« Fri, 01 May 2026 14:02:41 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Rose Ukeci Uwodha /research/tubman/profile/rose-ukeci-uwodha/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:12:08 +0000 /research/tubman/?post_type=profile&p=9254 Rose Ukeci is a doctoral student in sociology and anthropology at the University of Mons in Belgium. Her research focuses on the forms of control, appropriation, and contestation surrounding natural resources, as well as the knowledge and practices that govern their use in the DRC. With a background in geography, she has expertise in cartography and geographic information systems (GIS). Her current research focuses in particular on Ituri and Haut-Uele, where she analyzes extractive dynamics, the ontologies of gold, struggles and discourses in the mines, as well as interethnic conflicts and/or conflicts with Uganda.

Keywords: conflicts, gold mining, anthropocene, vernacular knowledge, resistance, discurse

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