conjunctural analysis
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The landscape and conjuncture of the land rush in the Colombian Amazon: failed and pin-prick land deals
CASAS’ member Itayosara Rojas-Herrera has published this article in Globalizations. Abstract: I argue that by using the concept of the ‘land rush’, I am able to bring into the analysis two more categories of land deals in addition to corporate large-scale operational land deals, namely, non-operational or failed corporate land deals, as well as the…
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Wet dreams: eco-subjectivity, mineral washing, and the cultural politics of electric mobility
Daren Shi-Chi Leung, CASAS’ member, has published an article in Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies with Dongyang Li & Elspeth Probyn. Abstract: This article offers a conjunctural analysis of electric vehicle (EV) culture as a site where environmental crisis, geopolitical extraction, technological nationalism, and cultural aspiration intersect. Focusing on Australia and China, we…