Underflows : queer trans ecologies and river justice / Cleo Woelfle-Erskine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wölfle Hazard, Cleo, author.

Series:

Feminist Technosciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivers.

Environmentalism.

Ethnoscience.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages)

Place of Publication:

Seattle, Washington State : University of Washington Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Rivers host vibrant multispecies communities in their waters and along their banks, and, according to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo Woelfle-Erskine, 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, Woelfle-Erskine 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-Woelfle-Erskine 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: Ways to live together along rivers

Introduction: Water's invitation

Underflow

Thinking with salmon about water: More-than-human commons and hyporheic imaginaries

Underflow 2

Queer x Trans x Feminist ecology: Toward a field praxis

Underflow 3

The watershed body: Trans and queer moves in beaver collaboration

Underflow 4

Unchartable grief: Scientists grapple with extinction politics

Underflow 5

With and for the multitude: Cruising a waterfront with Jose Esteban Muñoz

Underflow 6

Epilogue: Upwelling.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Wölfle Hazard, Cleo Underflows

ISBN:

9780295749761

0295749768

OCLC:

1286675830