Uncovering kelp’s hidden past as an ingredient in explosives may have the answer to preserving its future survival under climate change. The Explosivity of Kelp, at Society & Space open site (part of a forum on everyday militarisms born from our UC Davis – U Sydney collaboratory)
Tag: geography
Explosive Cultures: Bombscapes and the Order of Law
I’m happy to mention I’ll be one of a cohort of 2018 DHI Faculty Fellows… Here’s a quick blurb of the project: “Explosive Cultures: Bombscapes and the Order of Law” Javier Arbona investigates the ordo: the shared spatial, imaginative, and cultural ties between the order of the explosive and the order of the law. Specifically,… Continue reading Explosive Cultures: Bombscapes and the Order of Law
Network of Concerned Geographers letter to the AAG
We, the undersigned, the Network of Concerned Geographers (NCG), are concerned about the growing involvement of the US military in the discipline of geography. Sign the letter here.
Some readings from the last week or so…
Cartography of Naps by Eva Hagberg Fisher; on architectural affinities, fatigue, and gendered labor in academia. The Urbanization of Drone Warfare: Policing Surplus Populations in the Dronepolis by Ian Shaw. The Waterscape of Cochabamba, Bolivia, 1879-2000 (dissertation review); “Sarah Hines’ new study uncovers the deep historical roots of the Water War and the popular victory that resulted.” Negative… Continue reading Some readings from the last week or so…