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Cryptids and Disasters: Serpents and a Werewolf in the Western Indian Ocean Region
In Tanzania and Mauritius, physical disasters are filtered through cultural lenses, including sightings of cryptids: serpents and a werewolf.
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Threats to the Hadzabe and Why We Should Care
A look at the sociopolitical and environmental threats facing the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers in the Eyasi Basin, Tanzania.
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“Uncanny Waters”
This article argues for the term “uncanny water” as a conceptual tool for reading contemporary oceanic fictions.
Multimedia | book excerpt
Cities in a Sunburnt Country: Water and the Making of Urban Australia
As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water yield?
Exhibition chapter
Making the Origin of Water and the Cleanest Waters on the Planet Visible | From Hand Lenses to Telescopes
Fourth chapter of Ricardo Rozzi et al.’s virtual exhibition, From Hand Lenses to Telescopes: Exploring the Microcosm and Macrocosm in Chile’s Biocultural Laboratories.
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Hydroelektrische Projektionen: Eine Emotionsgeschichte der Wasserkraft im Industriefilm
Excerpt from RCC alumnus Fabian Zimmer’s book Hydroelektrische Projektionen.
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The Mighty Streams: Coping with Rivers in the Ancient World
This article presents examples of ancient conceptions of rivers as more-than-human agents and their struggle with humans.
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River Rights at Rockhampton (a Rhetoric)
Rivers need property rights so that humans can live with floods.
Multimedia | podcast
Interview with Sritama Chatterjee, author of Off-Shore Aesthetics
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Sritama Chatterjee is interviewed on her recent essay, Off-Shore Aesthetics.
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Interview with Matthew S. Henry, author of Hydronarratives: Water, Environmental Justice, and a Just Transition
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Matthew S. Henry is interviewed on his recent book, Hydronarratives: Water, Environmental Justice, and a Just Transition.