NYAS Lecture, March 3rd: An Anthropologist Under the Surface: Time, Distance, Texture
Abstract
In order to dwell on the aqueous formations that we call aquifers, this talk examines attempts that people in Costa Rica make to move inwards, towards the center of the Earth. Neither caves nor mines, and more than just water volumes, aquifers pose a challenge for sensing and making sense. Following the lead of scientists and community water organizations in Costa Rica, Ballestero considers how people attempt to relate to an interior that is not singular, and how they use science to do so, while living and working in a changed political, scientific, and environmental climate.
When and Where
6:00 -7:00 PM—Join us for dinner ($20 suggested, free for students)
7:00 – 8:30 PM—Presentation and Q&A
RSVP by Monday, March 3 at 10:00 am.
New York Academy of Sciences
115 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(just south of Zuccotti Park)
or you can attend virtually on Zoom
A Zoom link to join virtually will be emailed to all attendees prior to the lecture. Please indicate below if you will be joining in person or virtually.
Questions? Contact anthropologysectionnyas@gmail.com