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Nicholas C. Kawa

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Tag: discard studies

10 Ways that Human Waste Isn’t Waste at All

A listicle on the many uses of poop in the latest issue of Anthropology News.

Anthropology News, biosolids, discard studies, essay, humanure, night soil, waste

Ecologies of (Human) Waste

Check out my presentation for the 2020 Society for Cultural Anthropology virtual conference (#Distribute2020).

discard studies, distribute2020, infrastructure, Privy2, shit, tactical urbanism, waste management

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.”

anthropocene, anthropology, discard studies, Punctum Books, shit, waste

Privy2

Learn about how sanitation waste and plastic discards are transformed into agricultural and architectural resources on OSU’s main campus.

demonstration garden, discard studies, Privy2, urban agriculture, 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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