Living Water and the politics and anti-politics of water in Jordan (Part 1)
We are often told that Jordan is one of the most water-poor countries on the planet and it is […]
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A future history of water: Andrea Ballestero’s response
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A future history of water: Strange thing full of water – Alberto Corsin-Jimenez’s comments
Andrea Ballestero (2019). A Future History of Water. Duke University Press. As I write these lines, my home city, Madrid,
A future history of water: Maura Finkelstein’s comments
Andrea Ballestero,(2019). A Future History of Water. Duke University Press. I have an exercise I like to assign to my
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A future history of water: Rachel Douglas-Jones’ comments
As I finished reading Ballestero’s A Future History of Water, the world observed World Water Day 2021. Organized by the
Ethnographic Film at the Crossroads
Ethnographic film is blooming Ethnographic film, however loosely defined, is blooming. While to track and map the entire production of
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Being a parent in the field
Ethnographic fieldwork resembles a dance on the wire between distance and closeness, seesawing between participant immersion and analytical retreat that