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The Mangrove Doesn’t Forget | Ghosh in Munich
A woman returns to her ancestral home, where mangroves speak memory, loss, and land history long buried.
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How to Reimagine Our Doomed Futures Through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Lens: A Case Study in the Argentinian Wetlands | Ghosh in Munich
Vera Krause’s “How to Reimagine Our Doomed Futures Through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Lens: A Case Study in the Argentinian Wetlands” is a sympathetic account of a so-called capybara “invasion” in contemporary Buenos Aires, taking its cue from the anarchist fantasy of Ursula K. Le Guin to show the difference between invading and reclaiming one’s space. It was one of the two honorable mentions in the reflective essay category of the RCC environmental writing competition “Tell the Untold!”
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A Few Hazy Anthropocenes | Ghosh in Munich
Tathagat Bhatia’s “A Few Hazy Anthropocenes” is a skilfully controlled reflection on haze as both a form of air pollution and a metaphor for the uncertainty of our times. It was one of the two honorable mentions in the nonfiction category of the RCC environmental writing competition “Tell the Untold!”
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Using Climate Fiction for Community Engagement: The Role of Narratives and Storytelling | Ghosh in Munich
Reflections on Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island by Julia Ludewig.
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On Opium and Imperialism: The Flag Under Which the Empire Sails May No Longer Be the Union Jack | Ghosh in Munich
Reflections on Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island by Nakul Heroor.
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The Story of Geology | Ghosh in Munich
Sonji Shah’s “The Story of Geology” is a clever take on the “lithic imaginary” in Bjornerud, Jemisin, and Macfarlane, showing how underground worlds can excite new thoughts on what it means to belong to the earth. It was one of the two honorable mentions in the reflective essay category of the RCC environmental writing competition “Tell the Untold!”
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What Cannot Be Unearthed | Ghosh in Munich
Wan Yin Kim Fung’s “What Cannot Be Unearthed” is a sensitively told account that quite literally gives pause to the toxic fallout of nineteenth- and twentieth-century copper mining in eastern Japan. It was one of the two honorable mentions in the nonfiction category of the RCC environmental writing competition “Tell the Untold!”
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Whale Sharks: A Window Into the Ocean and Ourselves
Whale sharks gather each year at Ningaloo Reef, their seasonal appearances drawing intensive human attention, reminding us that the story of the ocean is also our own story.
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About This Exhibition | Ghosh in Munich
Introductory notes on the virtual exhibition Amitav Ghosh in Munich.