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May 2024
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90 | Ecological Materialism and Logistic...

Lillian Cicerchia, Owen Glyn-Williams, Gil Morejón, and William Paris
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In this episode, we are joined by Jeff Diamanti to discuss what it looks like to watch the climate change. Our conversation shifts from analytical, aesthetic, and political perspectives, as we turn our attention from critical raw materials to the future cartographies already being carved out. We explore Jeff’s notion of the terminal as the kind of space wher ... Show More
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