Structures

The third chapter of “Wetland Times,” “Structures.”

Wetland Times

Wetlands are ecologically dynamic and vulnerable landscapes where multiple temporalities, human and nonhuman, intersect and challenge one another. This virtual exhibition explores the dynamic temporalities of wetlands and their complex relationships—the temporal imaginaries, narratives, structures, flows, (a)synchronicities, and ruptures they contain—framed by a conceptual vocabulary that reveals the role of language in understanding wetland times and temporalities. Our examples draw on case studies from three wetlands: the Wadden Sea in Northern Europe; Morecambe Bay, in the northwest of the United Kingdom; and the Dja-et-Lobo region in southern Cameroon, focusing specifically on wetland areas near settlements of the Baka People.

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Azambuja, Enaiê Mairê

Lancaster University, UK

Dr. Enaiê Mairê Azambuja is a fellow in environmental humanities in the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University. Her work primarily focuses on literature and poetry, and she is interested in the intersections between ecological thought, cultural narratives, and the environmental imagination.

Ewing, Blake

University of Nottingham, UK

Dr. Blake Ewing is an assistant professor of political theory at the University of Nottingham. His core interest is in the politics of time, with a focus on this project on the temporalities of conservation practices.

Thomas, Nicola

Lancaster University, UK

Dr. Nicola Thomas is a lecturer in the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University. She is interested in cultural ways of understanding space, time, and the environment, across languages.

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(A)synchronicities

The fifth chapter of “Wetland Times,” “(A)synchronicities.”

Wetland Times

Wetlands are ecologically dynamic and vulnerable landscapes where multiple temporalities, human and nonhuman, intersect and challenge one another. This virtual exhibition explores the dynamic temporalities of wetlands and their complex relationships—the temporal imaginaries, narratives, structures, flows, (a)synchronicities, and ruptures they contain—framed by a conceptual vocabulary that reveals the role of language in understanding wetland times and temporalities. Our examples draw on case studies from three wetlands: the Wadden Sea in Northern Europe; Morecambe Bay, in the northwest of the United Kingdom; and the Dja-et-Lobo region in southern Cameroon, focusing specifically on wetland areas near settlements of the Baka People.

About the Exhibition

About the author

Azambuja, Enaiê Mairê

Lancaster University, UK

Dr. Enaiê Mairê Azambuja is a fellow in environmental humanities in the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University. Her work primarily focuses on literature and poetry, and she is interested in the intersections between ecological thought, cultural narratives, and the environmental imagination.

Ewing, Blake

University of Nottingham, UK

Dr. Blake Ewing is an assistant professor of political theory at the University of Nottingham. His core interest is in the politics of time, with a focus on this project on the temporalities of conservation practices.

Thomas, Nicola

Lancaster University, UK

Dr. Nicola Thomas is a lecturer in the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University. She is interested in cultural ways of understanding space, time, and the environment, across languages.

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Critique, Practice, and Ecologies of the Future: A Vision for Environmental Studies in the Humanities

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Perspectives Issue 2014/2

In his essay, Edward Murphy encourages scholars of environmental studies to move beyond traditional confines of academic specialization and fragmentation.

Transdisciplinarity: Co-Creation of Knowledge for the Future

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Perspectives Issue 2014/2

In the essay, Claudia R. Binder highlights the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach to build knowledge for the future.

Green Me Up, JJ: Advice for Greenies in a Complicated World

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Perspectives Issue 2014/6

Jenny Price writes to her nephew Jake, using humor to connect his love of frisbee with everyday environmental responsibility and practical actions.

“Roots through Asphalt: A Conversation with Sonja Dümpelmann”

In this Springs article, landscape historian Sonja Dümpelmann and Rachel Carson Center editor Pauline Kargruber discuss plants in an urban environment.

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Interview with Matthew Gandy, author of Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellations in Urban Space

In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Matthew Gandy is interviewed on his recent book, Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellations in Urban Space .

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Interview with Sara Rich, author of Mushroom

In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Sara Rich is interviewed on her recent book, Mushroom.

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Interview with Martin Puchner, author of Literature for a Changing Planet

In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Martin Puchner is interviewed on his recent book, Literature for a Changing Planet .

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“A Political Ecology of Desire: Between Extinction, Anxiety, and Flourishing”

This article brings together feminist technoscience and more-than-human theory on care with Lacanian psychoanalytic theories of anxiety and desire.

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