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The RAGE Podcast raises the voices of scholars & activists who engage in political discourses on racial inequality. Brought to you by the Interdisciplinary Research Institute for the Study of (in)Equality at the University of Denver.
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Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Summary: Host Caris Fox and guest Dr. Miguel De La Torre introduce Dr. De La Torre's book Gonna Trouble the Water: Ecojustice, Water, and Environmental Racism. Dr. De La Torre emphasizes the importance of Indigenous perspectives and approaches in properly caring for the Earth and its inhabitants. Additional topics from this episode include environmental racism and the erasure of those with marginalized identities from the study of environmental justice; the intersection of capitalism and the eurocentric commodification of the Earth and its resources; the harmful and, at times, deadly health crises perpetuated by abuse to the environment; how the COVID pandemic has exacerbated and highlighted issues about injustice to the environment.
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Dr. Miguel De La Torre's website and publication information: http://drmigueldelatorre.com/
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