The Anthropocene is the theme for this year’s special issue of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers. You can find a pre-print copy of my contribution (co-authored with Jeff Hoelle) here.
Thinking with Soils
My latest research on the use of biosolids in the US is now available in the edited volume Thinking with Soils.
#BLM
Read the latest statement from the Association of Black Anthropologists.
Ecologies of (Human) Waste
Check out my presentation for the 2020 Society for Cultural Anthropology virtual conference (#Distribute2020).
Plants that Keep the Bad Vibes Away
New research article is out in a special issue on plant-human communication in the journal Ethnos.
Anthropocene Unseen: A Lexicon
The edited volume Anthropocene Unseen: A Lexicon includes over 60 entries and it’s free! Check out my entry, simply titled “Shit.”
Little Free Zine Library in the Collaboratorium @ Ohio State
Not enough anthropologically-inspired zines in your life? We’ve got you covered.
New Zine on the History of Sanitation
Our zine “Infrastructural Digest” is finally done. Download a free digital copy.
Night Soil and the Metabolic Rift
Curious about the use of human waste as an agricultural fertilizer? Read our article in the open access journal Ethnobiology Letters.
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Learn about how sanitation waste and plastic discards are transformed into agricultural and architectural resources on OSU’s main campus.
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