I just published a short blog post for Ohio State’s Initiative for Food and Agricultural Transformation (InFACT), which discusses my new research … More
Category: essay
El Tunchi
While living in the Peruvian Amazon, I heard several stories about “el tunchi” — a spirit of the dead that has … More
Confederates in the Amazon
SAPIENS just published a short excerpt from my book Amazonia in the Anthropocene that looks at the role American Confederate … More
The Irony of the Anthropocene
I just published a short essay with The Conversation that outlines some of the inherent contradictions and ironies in the … More
Shit
I wrote a short essay titled “shit” that was just published on Cultural Anthropology’s website as part of their series Lexicon for an … More
The Urban Amazon
For the past year, I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a short book about the urban Amazon. Most … More
Cobra Grande
A short essay of mine was just published in Engagement, the blog of the Anthropology and Environment Society. The piece examines the … More
Gas Leaks Can’t Be Tamed
I just published a short essay in The Atlantic about my days checking gas lines. It illustrates how much of our … More
Nicholas C. Kawa 