Tag: Mining
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Humanizing Migrants and Miners of Southern Africa
in ExhibitsIn this exhibit, Christopher Conz and Christina Balch use archival materials and art to humanize the stories of migrant mining workers of southern Africa and reflect on the environments in which they live, work, die, and resist.
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Podcasting for the Climate: A Conversation with Nathaniel Otjen, Juan Manuel Rubio, & Bethany Wiggin
in PodcastsBethany Wiggin speaks with Nathaniel Otjen and Juan Rubio on the significance of public-facing environmental humanities via their podcast MINING FOR THE CLIMATE. They discuss the local experiences of lithium mining, the value of narrative, community-driven work in an academic setting, and the futures they envision for the university as a whole.
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THE RETURN OF NAVAJO BOY, 25 Years Later: A Conversation with Jeff Spitz
in PodcastsCHE Director Will Brockliss sits down with documentary filmmaker Jeff Spitz to reflect on the twenty fifth anniversary of his film THE RETURN OF NAVAJO BOY. Their conversation spans partnering with the Navajo Nation, ethical filmmaking, and the significance this film had not only on uranium cleanup in Monument Valley, Utah, but on one family…
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Eight Environmental Podcasts to Follow in 2024
in ChecklistsRunning out of podcasts? Fret not. Edge Effects editors have a list of environmental podcasts that they think you should listen to. This list encompasses a wide range of topics related to environmental and social change, including climate activism, corporate greenwashing, mining conflicts, and more.
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2023 Year in Review
in ChecklistsEdge Effects editors look back on their favorite essays and podcast episodes published in 2023.
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A Call For Humanities at the Seabed
in EssaysInspired by recent debates about deep sea mining, Killian Quigley, Charne Lavery, Laurence Publicover discuss the urgency of what they call a “critical seabed studies.”
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Saving the Forest to Secure the Mine in Jamaica’s Cockpit Country
in EssaysMarie Widengård looks to critical border studies to understand how both extraction and conservation are at work in a contested area of Jamaica.
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The Transformative and Hungry Technologies of Copper Mining
in EssaysRobrecht Declercq and Duncan Money, editors of the recent book Born With a Copper Spoon, explore the past and future relationship between mining technologies and the environment.
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What Minnesota’s Mineral Gaze Overlooks
in EssaysMinnesota state agencies have a history of seeing the landscape with an eye toward extraction, writes Andrew Hoyt, ignoring water resources and Indigenous sovereignty in favor of risky mining.
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What Happens in the Wake of Frac Sand’s Boom and Bust?
in PodcastsWisconsin is home to some of the best sand in the country, making it a key player in the oil and gas industry. For this episode of Ground Truths, Justyn Huckleberry and Clare Sullivan take a close look at frac sand mining in the state—the lack of regulation and oversight, environmental and health consequences for…