Recognition and environmental justice: anti-colonial manoeuvre beyond the human

My thesis will aim at developing a critical vision of the anthropocentric framings of the vegetal world through the concept of colonialism. At some point in recent history, one or more societies colonised the lands of Indigenous peoples. This process typically involves warfare, forced assimilation, land dispossession, work-force discrimination, sexual and gendered violence. Humans are an invasive species in terms of socio-economical and political dominance and also in terms of their distribution across the globe. Their presence on Earth can be considered a form of colonialism based on inequality. Humans do not see nature as equal, even though plants and vegetals can communicate, form communities and have long-term survival skills. Therefore, I will consider the vegetal world as one of the most ancient aboriginal communities that inhabit our planet and human dominance over nature as a form of environmental injustice. Fortunately, the Indigenous worldview of "living well together" provides an alternative to the ideas of never-ending progress and subordinate nature. In conclusion, a deep connection with the environment has always allowed aboriginal people to create a relationship with nature based on the concept of reciprocity and kinship; this type of worldview provides an alternative to the anthropic way of knowing and valuing nature and can be considered as a solution to various forms of environmental injustices.