“Driving through this part of Louisiana you can pass four prisons in less than an hour. ‘The spirit of every age,’ writes Eric Schlosser, ‘is manifest in its public works.’ So this is who we are, the jailers, the … Continue reading →

Bodies, Borders and Boundaries 1. 2007. acrylic and ink on wood panel. 36×36. By Cheryl Schainfeld. **** October 19th, 2014 Sutton and Kelly left me thinking as I sat in the local Cracker Barrel. I thought about the forms of … Continue reading →

image from: <http://social.dol.gov/blog/going-digital-new-x-ray-technology-in-black-lung-claims/> These readings trace, or track evidence of neoliberalism (with special attention to the occupation of Appalachia’s coalfields) in different ways. I am reading these three pieces (Removing Mountains by Rebecca Scott, “Is Another Place Possible” by Barbara … Continue reading →

My post from RE: Graduate Student Reflections and Explorations maintained by the Institute for Policy and Governance here at VT: https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/reflectionsandexplorations/2014/09/25/hashtag-heartwork-notes-on-the-relationship-between-place-and-identity-2/