Shelly A. BieselIn the broadest terms, my research examines equity at the crossroads of economic development and environmental change. A cultural-ecological anthropologist by training, I assess how historic, intersectional inequalities can shape social and environmental experiences of energy development in rural communities. I have worked with coal-mining communities in rural Appalachia, and in sugarcane-based biofuel development zones in Northeast Brazil. My current, ongoing project is in Pernambuco, where I partner with Christine Dabat at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. In addition to being a member of the Humans and Environmental Change Lab, I am affiliated with UGA’s Institute for Women’s Studies, and the Latin American and Caribbean Institute, where I am a student member of the Brazil Natural Resource Governance Initiative. Research interests: feminist theory, political ecology, energy, ethics, resistance, joy Of Note:
Recent Publications: Biesel, Shelly A. 2020. When disinformation makes sense: Contextualizing the war on coal in Appalachian Kentucky. Economic Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1002/sea2.12194 Biesel, Shelly and Donald R. Nelson. 2019. A Importância da ética para a gestão da água. In Adapta: gestão adaptativa do risco climático de seca, pp. 407 - 418. Fortaleza: Expressão Gráfica e Editora. Public Scholarship: Biesel, Shelly A. 2020. "Radical Media Challenges Rural Stereotypes." Anthropology News. Athena Co-learning Collective. 2018. "A Femifesto for Teaching and Learning Radical Geography." Antipode Online. Biesel, Shelly A. 2015. "New Federal Budget Bill No 'Win' for Kentucky." The Courier Journal. Education: M.A. Anthropology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY B.A. Anthropology and Studio Art, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
Contact ShellyEmail: shelly.biesel@uga.edu
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