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S2 E3: How We Tell the Story of Disaster

December 18, 2020 Kathlin Smith Podcast 00:20:53 Comments Off on S2 E3: How We Tell the Story of Disaster

Natural hazards are among the biggest threats climate change poses to cultural heritage. In this episode, Dr. Crystal Felima talks to host Nicole Kang Ferraiolo about her path from academia to FEMA and how her identity informs her work as a disaster anthropologist and emergency manager. Tune in to hear about Crystal’s work in Haiti...

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Material Memory Season 2

Watch the trailer for season two of Material Memory, which explores the impact of the climate crisis on communities and their cultural heritage.

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