In conversation with Professor Nick Enfield

In this episode, Professor Nick Enfield talks to Thom van Dooren, Associate Professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2017-2021) in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies and the Sydney Environment Institute at the University of Sydney, and a Professor II at the Oslo School of Environmental Humanities, University of Oslo. Thom’s research is based in the broad interdisciplinary field of the environmental humanities, with particular grounding in environmental philosophy, cultural studies, and science and technology studies. His research and writing focuses on some of the many philosophical, ethical, cultural, and political issues that arise in the context of species extinctions and human entanglements with threatened species and places. Read Thom's publications: van Dooren, T. (2019). The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds. New York: Columbia University Press. van Dooren, T. (2014). Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction. New York: Columbia University Press. van Dooren, T. (2012). Vulture. London: Reaktion Books For more information about SSSHARC, visit our website: bit.ly/38u5USV.

In this episode, Professor Nick Enfield talks to Amy Conley Wright, Associate Professor of Social Work and Policy Studies and Director of the Research Centre for Children and Families. Amy leads applied research that builds evidence about children and their best interests in child protection and out-of-home care systems, through engagement with government and service providers. Read Amy's recent publication: Gen, S., Conley Wright, A. (2020). Nonprofits in policy advocacy: Their strategies and stories. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. For more information about SSSHARC, visit our website: bit.ly/38u5USV.

Professor Keith Dobney, Head of School (SOPHI) and archaeologist talks to Professor Nick Enfield about how the inherent cross-disciplinary nature of archaeology allowed him to develop his interest in the biology of the past and how that intersects with and impacts human behaviour, health and cultural development. Keith's ongoing research involves major projects which include the domestication and dispersal of pigs and dogs. Read Keith's recent publication: Dobney, K., Hulme-Beaman, A., Rudzinski, A., Cooper, J., Lachlan, R., Thomas, M. (2020). GeoOrigins: A new method and R package for trait mapping and geographic provenancing of specimens without categorical constraints. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, , 1-11. For more information about SSSHARC, visit our website: bit.ly/38u5USV.

In this episode, Professor Jaky Troy, Director of Indigenous Research within the Office of Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research at the University of Sydney talks to Professor Nick Enfield about the background and impact of her book, 'The Sydney Language' (1993). Book URL: https://aiatsis.gov.au/publications/products/sydney-language/paperback For more information about SSSHARC, visit our website: bit.ly/38u5USV.

SSSHARC Director Nick Enfield talks to University of Sydney researcher Sonja van Wichelen about personhood, law, and science in the age of globalization. Read Sonja's recent publication: Van Wichelen, S., de Leeuw, M. (2020). Personhood in the Age of Biolegality: Brave New Law. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030278472] For more information about SSSHARC, visit our website: bit.ly/38u5USV.