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DESCRIPTION:The Social Life of Land with&nbsp\;Wendy Wolford\,&nbsp\;Depart
 ment of Development Sociology\,&nbsp\;Cornell University.&nbsp\; This talk
  will be the keynote address of the annual Nature-Society Workshop.Abstrac
 t: From the earliest hunter-gatherer communities to the formation of the m
 odern nation state\, land has been central to the organization of society.
  Merriam Webster defines land as “the solid part of the earth’s surface th
 at is not covered by water.” But land is so much more – it is the stuff of
  dreams\, of fantasies\, of control both past and future – land is soil an
 d sovereignty\, territorial ambition\, wild frontier\, and visions of empi
 re. Thinking theoretically and empirically about “the social life of land”
  is necessary to an understanding of why land is the site of such struggle
  – historically and today – and why the source of so many contemporary tro
 ubles\, from climate change to the refugee crisis\, may be traced back to 
 how land is made to live or die.\nFor additional information\,&nbsp\;conta
 ct Jake Bendix jbendix@maxwell.syr.edu.&nbsp\; Sponsored by the Geography 
 Department.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:Geography\, Environment\, and Society Colloquium Series: The Social
  Life of Land
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>The Social Life of Land with&nbsp\;
 Wendy Wolford\,</strong>&nbsp\;Department of Development Sociology\,&nbsp\
 ;Cornell University.&nbsp\;<br> This talk will be the keynote address of t
 he annual Nature-Society Workshop.<br>Abstract: From the earliest hunter-g
 atherer communities to the formation of the modern nation state\, land has
  been central to the organization of society. Merriam Webster defines land
  as “the solid part of the earth’s surface that is not covered by water.” 
 But land is so much more – it is the stuff of dreams\, of fantasies\, of c
 ontrol both past and future – land is soil and sovereignty\, territorial a
 mbition\, wild frontier\, and visions of empire. Thinking theoretically an
 d empirically about “the social life of land” is necessary to an understan
 ding of why land is the site of such struggle – historically and today – a
 nd why the source of so many contemporary troubles\, from climate change t
 o the refugee crisis\, may be traced back to how land is made to live or d
 ie.</p><p><br></p>\n<p>For additional information\,&nbsp\;contact Jake Ben
 dix jbendix@maxwell.syr.edu.&nbsp\; <em>Sponsored by the Geography Departm
 ent.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</em></p>
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