Draws upon nearly two decades of examples and insight from Karuk experiences on the Klamath River to illustrate how the ecological dynamics of settler-colonialism are essential for theorizing gender, race and social power today.
Draws upon nearly two decades of examples and insight from Karuk experiences on the Klamath River to illustrate how the ecological dynamics of settler-colonialism are essential for theorizing gender, race and social power today.
DR. KARI MARIE NORGAARD (non-Native Professor of Sociology/Environmental Studies at University of Oregon) has engaged in environmental justice policy work with the Karuk Tribe since 2003. Norgaard is author of Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions and Everyday Life and other publications on gender, race, and the sociology of emotions.
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Introduction
One: Mutual Constructions of Race and Nature on the Klamath
Two: Ecological Dynamics of Settler Colonialism: Smokey Bear and Fire Suppression as Colonial Violence
Three: Research as Resistance: Food, Relationships and the Links Between Environmental and Human Health
Four: Environmental Decline and Changing Gender Practices: What Happens to Karuk Masculinity When There Are No Fish? What Happens to Karuk Femininity When There Are No Acorns?
Five: Emotions of Environmental Decline: Karuk Cosmologies, Emotions and Environmental Justice
Conclusion: Climate Change as a Strategic Opportunity?
One: Mutual Constructions of Race and Nature on the Klamath
Two: Ecological Dynamics of Settler Colonialism: Smokey Bear and Fire Suppression as Colonial Violence
Three: Research as Resistance: Food, Relationships and the Links Between Environmental and Human Health
Four: Environmental Decline and Changing Gender Practices: What Happens to Karuk Masculinity When There Are No Fish? What Happens to Karuk Femininity When There Are No Acorns?
Five: Emotions of Environmental Decline: Karuk Cosmologies, Emotions and Environmental Justice
Conclusion: Climate Change as a Strategic Opportunity?
