Artist, writer, activist and academic Sunaura Taylor’s recent book release, Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a Wounded Desert, tells the story of how a contaminated aquifer in Tucson, AZ has affected the largely Mexican American community above it. Taylor explores the networks of disability that are created due to the profound corruption of an ecosystem, not just in this particular case, but on a much wider scale. California Review of Books calls it “A well-crafted narrative that focuses on people while drawing important conclusions about the way our relationship to the natural world is hampered by an exploitative mindset and a reluctance to face consequences.” Taylor, a former Athenian, is an assistant professor of environmental science, policy and management at the University of California, Berkeley and also authored the American Book Award-winning Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation. There will be a book signing following a talk with Taylor on Disabled Ecologies.
WHO: Sunaura Taylor
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fire Station #2
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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