A Doleful Place Indeed, for the Site of a Future City

The Anthropology Department presents: 

“A Doleful Place Indeed, for the Site of a Future City”: Creating the Aesthetic of Absence and Eliminating Emptiness in Syracuse, New York

This talk discusses, Shifting power dynamics and infrastructural development within the city of Syracuse have long intertwined with geographic adjacency and the ability to control water resources.

About the speaker:

Dana Olesch PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University

Dana Olesch is a doctoral candidate in anthropology at Syracuse University. Trained as a historical archaeologist, she now researches cultural and structural violence that creates the palimpsest landscape of Syracuse, New York.