For KQED in San Francisco, I spoke with reporter Ezra David Romero about the condition of “sacrificial zones” – landscapes where legacies of toxicity become exposed to new dangers of sea level rise along waterfronts that are historically colonized and segregated. Read the story.
Tag: landscape
“Landscapes of (Racial) Explosivity: San Francisco’s Parrot Block and the 1866 Nitroglycerine Explosion”
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
Spaces of the 1942 Black Sailors’ Uprising in Vallejo, California
I wanted to give a quick heads-up that, at long last, one of my articles that took forever to publish has been released. This article reflects some of the work in my dissertation and book project, albeit much strengthened through the publishing process. I hope some of you can find it useful in your classes… Continue reading Spaces of the 1942 Black Sailors’ Uprising in Vallejo, California