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The Power of Sea Water as an Element of Healing and Connectedness in Caribbean and Diasporic Narratives
The boundless dimension that characterizes the element of water, as well as the sea itself, cannot be captured in simple terms, but various scholars, authors, and theorists have tried to describe its essence. Whether it is through a tale of travel, war, the conquest of new lands, death, birth and rebirth, or ancestry, the sea…
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CALL FOR PAPERS – Fluid Archives: Rethinking Agency in the Hydro-Commons
In the “storied seas” of the Anthropocene, water is never merely a backdrop; it is an archive (Oppermann 2019). Its ebb and flow resemble the turning over of eternal epigraphs. The sustained contact between groundwater and surface water over centuries—and indeed, for as long as the earth has existed—has established persistent waterscapes that give life…
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Commodified and Digital Airscapes: Reflections on sensing and breathing air in the 21st century
The LA fires that wreaked havoc in Hollywood earlier this year were only one instance of many over the past years when wildfires ravaged communities and polluted the air. Apart from catastrophic wildfires, industry and vehicle emissions are sources of pollution many people experience on an everyday basis. With increasing levels of air pollution in…
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