Overview Taking war as a toxic structure, this talk begins at the belly of war, in Fallujah, Iraq -- one of the most heavily bombarded cities in Iraq. Based on Rubaii's ethnographic fieldwork between 2014 and 2023, the talk traces weaponized metals from the sand and bodies of children in Fallujah back to their origins […]

Overview Borders, rather than markers of sovereign territory, are marketplaces comprised of always costly, and often deadly transactions. Moving from Lesbos, to Gaza, to Tijuana, the project shows how the costs of borders, patterned by inequalities of racism, sexism, and disability, fluctuate over time and space, and differ depending on who is attempting to cross. […]

Overview Redlining, some scholars contend, has become a “narrative crutch” that obscures a much longer history of housing discrimination. Redlining didn’t create systemic racism in American housing patterns – it sanctioned it. Vulnerable communities still feel the impacts of this profitable disinvestment in vast and far-reaching ways. The perpetuation of racist residential patterns far exceeds […]

Overview Exposure to world religions is critical for students to become global citizens. This session explores legal foundations in the U.S. for teaching about religion, uses case studies to consider challenges involved in teaching this topic, and provides guidelines for classroom instruction. Audience Focus All grade levels Meet the Presenter Throughout her 28 years in […]

Overview Join Joseph Kerski, geographer and educator, for a lively hands-on workshop where we explore web based maps, layers, curricular resources, and strategies for you to more effectively and engagingly teach about demographic characteristics, population change, land use, human health, consumer behavior, business locations, and other themes in cultural geography. Audience Focus All grade levels […]