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Category: waste studies

What Happens When We Flush? Public Talk at Whetstone Library

If you want to learn about all the fascinating things central Ohio does with its so-called “human waste,” come to … More

anthropology, biosolids, Ohio, public lecture, shit studies, Whetstone Library

Interview in Edible Columbus

In the latest of issue of Edible Columbus, you can find an interview with me discussing the importance of microbial life for … More

Amazonia, biosolids, Edible Columbus, interview, soil health

The Other Side of Our Food System

I just published a short blog post for Ohio State’s Initiative for Food and Agricultural Transformation (InFACT), which discusses my new research … More

biosolids, blog post, InFACT, Ohio State, organic agriculture, sustainability

What Happens When We Flush?

I just completed revisions on an article titled “What Happens When We Flush?” that will appear in the September edition of … More

Brazil, excrement, flush toilet, night soil, waste studies, water and sanitation

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

anthropocene, Cultural Anthropology, essay, lexicon, shit studies, waste

Waste, Residuals, and Ruins: A Political Ecology of Excess

This weekend I’ll be presenting at the Dimensions of Political Ecology (DOPE) Conference in Lexington, KY. Shreyas Sreenath (Emory U.) … More

DOPE2016, political ecology, waste

The Molina Collection: A Museum of Human Care

Last night, I had the chance to see Robin Nagle give a talk at Ohio Wesleyan University. The title of … More

collection, curation, discard studies, garbage, New York, sanitation, waste

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