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Imaginaries

Imaginaries

First chapter of the virtual exhibition “Wetland Times,” “Imaginaries.”

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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About the author

Azambuja, Enaiê Mairê
Azambuja, Enaiê Mairê

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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
Ewing, Blake

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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
Thomas, Nicola

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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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Exhibition Overview
Introduction
Imaginaries
Narratives
Structures
Flows
(A)synchronicities
Ruptures

Narratives

Narratives

The second chapter of”Wetland Times,” “Narratives.”

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
Azambuja, Enaiê Mairê

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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
Ewing, Blake

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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
Thomas, Nicola

Show more

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.

Browse the exhibition

Exhibition Overview
Introduction
Imaginaries
Narratives
Structures
Flows
(A)synchronicities
Ruptures
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