Author: Melanie Ford

Melanie Ford is a PhD candidate in the department of anthropology at Rice University. Her dissertation research is focused on architectural interventions in the ravines (los barrancos) that compose nearly half of Guatemala City's terrain. Interested in the relationship between form, environment, and design, she studies moments of encounter between ravine residents, urban planners, and architects to understand how they
negotiate designs for a more socially and environmentally conscious urban future.

Melanie Ford

Melanie Ford is a PhD candidate in the department of anthropology at Rice University. Her dissertation research is focused on architectural interventions in the ravines (los barrancos) that compose nearly half of Guatemala City's terrain. Interested in the relationship between form, environment, and design, she studies moments of encounter between ravine residents, urban planners, and architects to understand how they negotiate designs for a more socially and environmentally conscious urban future.

An Ecology of Knowledges

June, 2020 / By Melanie Ford

Micha Rahder’s An Ecology of Knowledges: Fear, Love, and Technoscience in Guatemalan Forest Conservation is an ethnographically rich account of […]