Tag: South America
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Translation, Agroforestry, and the Language of Plants
in EssaysAt first glance, language and restorative agriculture may seem unrelated. But by combining expertise in translation studies and agroforestry, Lia A. Miranda de Lima and Lucas Sigefredo uncover ways of thinking about the language of plants.
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Recrafting the Brazilian Arboreal Archive
in ExhibitsRecords of Tree Day ceremonies in Brazil’s public archives belie a mass felling of native trees over the twentieth century. Combining archival photographs with poetic text, the duo Paisagens Móveis re-craft the archive’s narrative through artwork: Cidade-Jardem, or Garden City.
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Cinco razões pelas quais o fracasso de Henry Ford no Brasil ainda importa hoje
Neste guia rápido sobre o impacto duradouro de Henry Ford na Amazônia, o diretor de Beyond Fordlândia compartilha histórias pouco conhecidas de violência, poluição e ativismo que descobriu durante as filmagens do novo documentário.
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Cosmo-Visions of Truth After Violence: A Conversation with Abby Reyes and Carolina Sarmiento
in PodcastsNicolás Felipe Rueda speaks with Abby Reyes and Carolina Sarmiento about Indigenous cosmologies, environmental justice, and Abby’s new memoir, Truth Demands: A Memoir of Murder, Oil Wars, and the Rise of Climate Justice.
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Plants By Any Other Name
in EssaysWhat’s in a name? Knowledge, power, and history, Jens Benöhr, Constanza López, and Kara Lena Virik argue. The scientific names of plants root botanical knowledge in colonial relationships. To decolonize ecology, we must embrace the pluriverse of knowing, naming, and living with the world.
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Vegetal Diaspora and the Restless Life of Plants
in EssaysWhile following the wandering of nalca across continents, Jens Benöhr mediates on migration, belonging, and the porous borders between human and plant life in our restless, planetary garden.
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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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The Violence of Gated Communities in Buenos Aires’s Wetlands
in EssaysReal estate developments emulating U.S.-style master-planned communities are popular in Buenos Aires. Mara Dicenta unpacks the violence such developments enact on the environment and the community, as well as the resurgence against them.