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Gettysburg College
Publication Date
Fall 2023
Abstract
The Aït Khbach nomads of Drâa-Tafilalet Region in Morocco face several challenges to their lifestyle. Namely, their obstacles relate directly to desertification and the state. Through interviews with the Aït Khbach, this paper seeks to present their narratives. Additionally, this paper grapples with the metaphysics of nomadism and the groundwork of its praxis. In their work, A Thousand Plateaus, Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari construct concepts, such as smooth space, the state apparatus, and nomadism, which can be utilized pragmatically to complement and explore the narratives of Aït Khbach nomads.
Disciplines
African Studies | Critical and Cultural Studies | Human Ecology | Philosophy | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies
Recommended Citation
Hobbs, Ryder, "Aït Khbach Nomads and A Thousand Plateaus: An Investigation into the Challenges of Nomadism using Concepts from Deleuze and Guattari" (2023). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3704.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3704
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African Studies Commons, Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Human Ecology Commons, Philosophy Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons
Program Name
Morocco: Multiculturalism and Human Rights