My objective is to study the role of ayahuasca rituals in the formation of ethical subjectivities, i.e., how people learn what to consider “good to be”, or “ought to do” in a particular context, and further, examine how these subjectivities are related to local notions of wellbeing. In the rainforest of Peru, I will use multi-sited ethnography for elaborating on the meanings and motivations that lead people in indigenous contexts to take part in ayahuasca rituals, and how the indigenous perspective is negotiated in different social settings for purposes of ethical self-making.

Sidney Castillo is Doctoral researcher from the University of Helsinki. He was granted 650 USD