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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Extractivism in the Humanities

Sugar cane industrial mill processing plant in Brazil. Sugarcane plant producing renewable energy. Ethanol.
October 4, 2024
2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
255 Hagerty Hall

This in person event will feature Jessica Carey-Webb, assistant professor of Lusophone Studies at the University of New Mexico in conversation with Jennifer Eaglin, Associate Professor of Environmental History and Sustainability in the Ohio State Department of History.  Dr. Carey-Webb, a former ACLS fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council, studies narratives informing the modernizing project of the Amazon region during the rubber boom of the early twentieth century in her book Eyes on Amazonia (Vanderbilt UP, 2024), while Dr. Eaglin examines the history of Brazil's sugar-based ethanol industry in Sweet Fuel: A Political and Environmental History of Brazilian Ethanol (Oxford UP, 2022). These speakers will share their approaches and takeaways in researching the historical development and environmental impact of extractive zones in Latin America, with attention to convergence and dialogue between disciplines. 


This event is supported in part by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI NRC funding. The content of this event does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

This event was made possible through the co-sponsorship of the Sustainability Institute, The Department of History, The Department of Comparative Studies, CLAS, the Humanities Collaboratory, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.