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Underflows
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- Book Synopsis
- Connects river sciences to queer and trans theory through collaborative restoration workRivers host vibrant multispecies communities in their waters and along their banks, and, according to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo Wölfle Hazard, their future vitality requires centering the values of justice, sovereignty, and dynamism. At the intersection of river sciences, queer and trans theory, and environmental justice, Underflows explores river cultures and politics at five sites of water conflict and restoration in California, Oregon, and Washington. Incorporating work with salmon, beaver, and floodplain recovery projects, Wölfle Hazard weaves narratives about innovative field research practices with an affectively oriented queer and trans focus on love and grief for rivers and fish. Drawing on the idea of underflows-the parts of a river's flow that can't be seen, the underground currents that seep through soil or rise from aquifers through cracks in bedrock-Wölfle Hazard elucidates the underflows in river cultures, sciences, and politics where Native nations and marginalized communities fight to protect rivers. The result is a deeply moving account of why rivers matter for queer and trans life, offering critical insights that point to innovative ways of doing science that disrupt settler colonialism and new visions for justice in river governance.
- About The Author
- Cleo Woelfle-Erskine is assistant professor of Marine and Environmental affairs at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is coauthor of Creating Rain Gardens: Capturing the Rain for Your Own Water-Efficient Garden (Timber Press, 2012) and coeditor of Dam Nation: Dispatches from the Water Underground (Soft Skull, 2007)
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780295749747
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press, (05 April 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 312
- Weight
- 567 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 mm
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