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Ghost Hunting and A Moroccan Forest: a geography of Madness

Lehnert, Matthew R
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1372856199

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2013, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Geography.
This Thesis explores the interrelatedness of hauntology, the methods of madness, and non-representational theory to take a simulacramous view of a Moroccan forest. The author intertwines journal entries written during a manic episode to argue for a schizoaffective turn, which is taking place in the social sciences. The thesis flows in five acts. Act one discusses non-representational theory and its relationship to hauntology and the methods of madness. Act two juxtaposes `intimate sensing’ and `remote sensing’ of a Moroccan forest. Forest coverage is measured and deforestation rates are given from 1984-2011. Act three discusses the narrative of the environment constructed by the French about North Africa. Act four discusses a new agricultural program in Morocco which the author deconstructs using the work of David Harvey. The author concludes that this agricultural program is a threat to the health of the forest in question. The thesis concludes with thoughts on the nature of gathering knowledge, and what it means in today’s post-modern epoch.
Sujata Shetty (Committee Chair)
David Nemeth (Committee Member)
Bhuyian Alam (Committee Member)
130 p.
African History; African Studies; Environmental Justice; Environmental Philosophy; Environmental Studies; Forestry; Geography; International Relations; Islamic Studies; Mental Health; North African Studies; Philosophy; Political Science; Remote Sensing
Morocco; Deforestation; Non-representational theory; Green Plan; Remote Sensing; Hauntology; Methods of Madness; post-modern; Accumulation by Dispossession; David Harvey; Nigel Thrift; Baudrillard; schizoaffective; affect; Middle Atlas; intimate sensing

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  • Lehnert, M. R. (2013). Ghost Hunting and A Moroccan Forest: a geography of Madness [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1372856199

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lehnert, Matthew. Ghost Hunting and A Moroccan Forest: a geography of Madness. 2013. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1372856199.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lehnert, Matthew. "Ghost Hunting and A Moroccan Forest: a geography of Madness." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1372856199

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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