A Political Ecology of Date Plantations in the Jordan Valley - Dr. Natalia Gutkowski, Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Day Monday, February 03
Time 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Where Private Location (sign in to display)

Climate change, often framed as a time of crisis and emergency, is a dominant lens through which the Middle East is depicted. Yet, this framing of a regional crisis conceals as much as it reveals. This talk examines the political ecology assemblage surrounding date plantations in the transboundary and occupied Jordan Valley region across Israel/Palestine and Jordan, highlighting the sociopo...


Add to Calendar 02/03/2025 5:00 PM 02/03/2025 6:30 PM America/New_York A Political Ecology of Date Plantations in the Jordan Valley - Dr. Natalia Gutkowski, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Climate change, often framed as a time of crisis and emergency, is a dominant lens through which the Middle East is depicted. Yet, this framing of a regional crisis conceals as much as it reveals. This talk examines the political ecology assemblage surrounding date plantations in the transboundary and occupied Jordan Valley region across Israel/Palestine and Jordan, highlighting the sociopo... Private Location (sign in to display)