To Dig a Well (in Siberia)
Arcadia, Summer 2017, no. 13
rivers
Die Natur der Gefahr: Überschwemmungen am Ohio River im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
Die Natur der Gefahr traces the history of the Ohio river, its significance for trade and industry, and its flooding disasters between the late eighteenth century through to the twentieth century.
A Legacy of Brisbane’s Benchmark Floods of 1893: Creating Dam Dependence
Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 9
Reflections on Water: Knowing a River
Dudley draws on her experience of researching the Severn River, UK, to reflect on what it means to know a place. The river is constituted through legal documents, maps, regulations, through the lived experience of recreational users, and through imaginative and artistic practices. These multiple ways of knowing a river can inform philosophies of place and space.
The Fen River in Taiyuan, China: Ecology, Revitalization, and Urban Culture
Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 17
Land Subsidence and the Reservoirs of the Washburn Valley
Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 16
Oil & Water
This film follows two young men fighting to preserve the Ecuadorean Amazon. One is a member of the indigenous Cofan tribe, sent to the US for a Western education as a child; the other is an American college student.
Die Spree: Sinfonie eines Flusses [The Spree: Symphony of a River]
This film examines the roles and impact of Berlin’s Spree River, accompanied by a specially composed symphony from Karsten Gundermann.
Pollution on the New River between the United States and Mexico
New River (Spanish: Río Nuevo), which flows between Calexico, US, and Mexicali, Mexico, is known as the most polluted waterway in North America; the pollution is responsible for a number of health, environmental, and political problems.
Regions:
Go Ganges!
This film follows two friends as they travel the full length of the sacred Ganges River in India.