Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Adelaide, 1965. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 628-669).

Ce mémoire de maîtrise porte sur la division sociale et spatiale entre les Euro-Australiens et les Aborigènes à Alice Springs en Australie Centrale et résulte d'une recherche de terrain de trois mois en 2006. Il met en relation les notions d'espace, de lieu et de race. Il vise à souligner les rapports qu'entretiennent les groupes sociaux envers certains lieux publics et ce, sur la base de l'occupation quotidienne des espaces urbains. Il est non seulement question d'attachement aux lieux, mais aussi de ségrégation raciale spatiale. Ces notions, bien qu'elles soient contradictoires, prennent formes dans une même réalité sociale. Les Euro-Australiens. et les Aborigènes à Alice Springs s'approprient des lieux spécifiques d'où ils se ±sentent à l'aise¿ et ±confortables¿ tout en excluant de ces mêmes lieux les individus, aborigènes et euro-australiens, qui n'adhèrent pas au mode de vie et aux comportements de leur groupe. Ce contexte de ségrégation spatiale est en fait le reflet de la dynamique sociale entre les Aborigènes et les Euro-Australiens. C'est ainsi dire que leur distanciation spatiale est équivalente à leur distanciation sociale. Les Euro-Australiens et les Aborigènes, ne pratiquant pas leurs activités quotidiemes dans les mêmes endroits publics, ne peuvent partager leur existence.

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<p>As an applied anthropology study of electronic waste (e-waste) in the remote town of Alice Springs, this dissertation chronicles how e-waste is understood and managed in the arid interior of Australia. What is electronic waste? ‘Electronic’ refers to the presence and movement of electricity throughout an object so that it may perform some expected function. Waste, however, defies simple definition. Waste usually refers to something that has been discarded due to being unwanted or unusable.<br></p><p><br></p> <p>This dissertation traces and tracks the boundaries of e-waste in Central Australia using ethnographic methods, anthropological theories of waste, and digital garbology. Digital garbology, a synthesis of digital anthropology and garbology, helps to identify and recommend strategies for confronting uneven, and often unjust, distributions of e-waste. Rather than focusing solely on discarded consumer electronics, this dissertation takes a critical look into the different types of waste emerging from the production, use, maintenance, and discard of electronics.</p><p><br></p> <p>Over the course of thirteen months of fieldwork in Alice Springs, it became clear that the label e-waste is not consistently applied to discarded electronics. E-waste is often discarded in out-of-sight locations such as landfills, recycling centers, and illegal dumping grounds. Before being discarded, however, unused electronics are often stored inside homes, sheds, and other living spaces. Rather than simply focusing on electronic objects that have already been thrown away, this dissertation explores how and why some electronics seem to resist being labeled as e-waste.</p><p><br></p> <p>Why Alice Springs? The management of e-waste in Australia has focused on the recovery of valuable metals from the recycling of televisions, computers, and mobile phones at the expense of other discarded electronics such as solar panels and household appliances. And yet, the closest e-waste recycling facility to Alice Springs is over 1,500 kilometres (900 miles) away in Adelaide, South Australia. The remoteness of Alice Springs reduces the ecological benefits of recycling. However, it also creates room to discuss the viability of alternative e-waste management strategies such as reuse and repair.</p>

Bibliography: leaf 628-669. / 2 v. (xxiii, 669 leaves, [4] leaves of folded plates) : ill., maps ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dept. of History, University of Adelaide, 1965