Tag: Interviews
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Saharanism and the Myth of the Empty Desert: Five Questions for Brahim El Guabli
in InterviewsWhat happens when we imagine the desert as empty? Gustavo Sanchez-Bachman talks with Brahim El Guabli about his book Desert Imaginations: A History of Saharanism and Its Radical Consequences. Their conversation explores “Saharanism” and the people and ecologies obscured by dominant desert imaginaries.
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The “Big Pig Pyramid” and the Undoing of Rural America: A Conversation with Sonja Trom Eayrs
in PodcastsTrish Fisher talks with Sonja Trom Eayrs about her new book: Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America. They discuss factory farming, political intimidation, and the corporate transformation of rural America.
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The Colonial Politics of Arctic Landscapes: A Conversation with Jen Rose Smith
in PodcastsJen Rose Smith speaks with Hi’ilei Julia Hobart about her new book, Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic. They discuss the racial and colonial politics of the arctic and the political stakes of writing about Alaska as an Eyak scholar.
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Dark Fiction, Sinister Reality: A Conversation with Brenda Becette
in PodcastsIn this bilingual podcast, Brenda Becette talks with Bri Meyer about the role of fiction in our dystopic reality. Becette’s short stories avenge women, children, and environment.
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Knowledge Politics and the Making of Indian Environmental History: A Conversation with Ramachandra Guha
in PodcastsLaleh Ahmad speaks with Ramachandra Guha on his new book, Speaking with Nature (2024). They discuss the history of environmentalism in India and how it differs from the West, especially through key thinkers’ intertwining of social justice and nature.
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Cafeteria Care around the World: A Conversation with Jennifer Gaddis and Sarah A. Robert
in PodcastsPrerna Rana speaks with Sarah Robert and Jennifer Gaddis about their new book, Transforming School Food Politics Around the World. They discuss school food programs’ catalytic potential in the betterment of global health, agriculture, and care.
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Crip Intimacy and Aquifer Entanglements: a Conversation with Sunaura Taylor
in PodcastsKate Phelps speaks with Sunaura Taylor on her book Disabled Ecologies. They discuss the contamination of the Tucson aquifer as an origin for understanding the mutual injury of humans and the environment.
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Taxidermy as EcoGothic Horror: Five Questions for Christy Tidwell
in InterviewsChristy Tidwell traces the history of taxidermy, its connections to the Gothic horror genre in pop culture, and its spooky connotations.
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Maroon Geographies, Black Placemaking, and Abolitionist Futures: A Conversation with Celeste Winston
in PodcastsElijah Levine speaks with Celeste Winston about marronage as a placemaking practice. By drawing on connections across time, the conversation reveals how Black folks in the United States build lasting infrastructures to disrupt power structures.
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Centering Islands in a Rising Ocean: A Conversation with Christina Gerhardt
in PodcastsSamm Newton interviews Dr. Christina Gerhardt about her 2023 book Sea Change, which is a collection of essays, a history of connection, and a window into island nations facing an uncertain future.