Parang sentido komun na ngayon sa Pilipinas at sa iba’t ibang lugar sa mundo na ang mga kalamidad ay isa lamang ‘“social construct’ construct” sa wikang Ingles. Samantala, ang ginagamit natin upang magsaliksik tungkol sa mga kalamidad ay isang uri lang ng konsepto, teorya, at metodolohiya na galing sa Kanluran. Layunin ng artikulo na ito na tutulan ang kabalintunaang epistemolohikal na ito. Ipapakita Ipakikita natin na ang mismong konsepto ng kalamidad ay likha lamang ng Kanluran na walang matatag na batayan. Nais din nating tuklasin ang pagpapatunay at institusyonalisasyon ng konsepto nang ito. Sa ikalawang bahagi ng artikulong ito, imumungkahi natin ang isang agenda upang magpalitaw ng ibang pagkakaintindi sa tinatawag na kalamidad sa kasalukuyan. Ang mga pagkakaintinding ito ay dapat salamin ng iba’t ibang kultura at pananaw sa mundo ng Pilipinas. Napapanahon na ngayon upang buuin muli ang ating larangan ng pananaliksik pananaliksik mula sa ganitong postcolonial at pluralistic na punto de bista. Nowadays it is taken for granted, in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world, that disasters are social constructs. At the same time, we, scholars of disaster studies, only resort to concepts, theories and methodologies that all reflect the same Western traditions. The objective of this article is to challenge this epistemological paradox. It shows that the concept of disaster is an invention of the West that does not have any strong basis. However, the hegemony of Western science has allowed for its legitimisation and institutionalization. The second half of the article suggests an agenda to open up spaces for other interpretations of what we usually call disaster to emerge. Such interpretations have to reflect the diversity of local cultures in the Philippines. It is indeed time to revisit our field of scholarship from a postcolonial and pluralistic viewpoint.
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