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Land is the scene of a crime and a site of liberation. Tania Murray Li, Rafael Marquese, and Monica White discuss land and the Plantationocene with Elizabeth Hennessy. The post What Is Land? A Conversation with Tania Murray Li, Rafael Marquese, and Monica White appeared first on Edge Effects.

Geographer Siddharth Menon interviews anthropologist Nikhil Anand and urban planner Nausheen Anwar about infrastructures and development in India and Pakistan. The post Infrastructure’s Inequalities: A Conversation with Nikhil Anand and Nausheen Anwar appeared first on Edge Effects.

In his decades of work in forestry and cultural heritage for Menominee Nation, tribal member Jeff Grignon reads the lay of the land to find an ancient trail system. The post The Land Is a Teacher: A Conversation with Jeff Grignon appeared first on Edge Effects.

Rebecca Nagle's podcast, This Land, examines tribal sovereignty and how the future of Muscogee (Creek) Nation may hinge on a case before the Supreme Court. The post What One Court Case Could Mean for Tribal Sovereignty: A Conversation with Rebecca Nagle appeared first on Edge Effects.

A new book, Border Land, Border Water: A History of Construction on the U.S.–Mexico Divide, traces border histories by looking to bridges as well as walls. The post When a River Is a Border: A Conversation with C.J. Alvarez appeared first on Edge Effects.

Bathsheba Demuth discusses her new book, Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait, and Arctic histories of ecological crisis and hope. The post Arctic Ecologies, Then and Now: A Conversation with Bathsheba Demuth appeared first on Edge Effects.

The National Vegetarian Museum celebrates Chicago's vegetarian past with a traveling exhibit about the vegetarian firsts of the Second City and beyond. The post Chicago’s Deep History of Vegetarianism: A Conversation with Connie Johnston and Kay Stepkin appeared first on Edge Effects.

Celebrated author Robert Macfarlane discusses his latest book, Underland, which journeys deep underground to look for answers. The post Adventures in the Underland: A Conversation with Robert Macfarlane appeared first on Edge Effects.

Acclaimed animal studies scholar Lori Gruen takes stock of the field and discusses her new collection, Critical Terms for Animal Studies. The post The Future of Animal Studies: A Conversation with Lori Gruen appeared first on Edge Effects.

An environmental historian explains why, for Vietnam’s rubber plantations and plantation workers, the specifics of colonialism, geography, and ecology matter. The post How Rubber Plantations Reshaped Vietnam: A Conversation with Michitake Aso appeared first on Edge Effects.