[P15] Assemblages and the Logic of Care of Disaster Rehabilitation: What kind of actor should be enabled to support the earthquake and heavy rain on Noto Peninsula?
| Affiliation | Tohoku University |
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| Author | 土田 亮 |
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Keywords
- Disaster Rehabilitation
- Assemblages
- The Logic of Care
Outline
This paper explores the concept of disaster rehabilitation through an ethnographic lens, focusing on multi-sited fieldwork conducted in the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. By examining the survival experiences of individuals and communities in disaster-stricken areas, this study sheds light on the complexities of disaster rehabilitation by illustrating the concept of "assemblages" and "the logic of care" in anthropological contexts. Based on the author's fieldwork, it documents the struggles of residents of the Noto Peninsula, where an earthquake on January 1, 2024, followed by heavy rains eight months later, a so-called cascading disaster, deeply affected daily life and recovery. Through interviews with affected residents, waste management efforts, relief distribution, and engagement with volunteers, a collective yet deeply personal approach to recovery began to emerge. By juxtaposing such diverse experiences of Noto's disaster situation, this study raises questions about the challenges faced, the resources and actors mobilized, the compromises made, everyday life, and the resilience displayed in each place. Ultimately, this paper interrogates the multiplicity inherent in the concept of disaster recovery in these settings. It considers how individuals and communities strive to rebuild their lives and their willingness to live within the complex and often overwhelming realities of recurrent and cascading disasters. Through this approach, the author presents a holistic view of recovery as both an individual and collective assemblage and care, shaped by unintended actors with non-human entities.
