Energy Aesthetics: Representing Lived Experiences of Oil

This new podcast cluster is part of the Energy Humanities research initiative. In these discussions and short interviews with experts, we explore the broader theme of energy aesthetics and representation of lived experiences of oil.

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Ogoni Wealth of Nation – Photo from Wealth of Nations installation by Victor Ehikhamenor

Episodes

The Cultural Lives of Oil

Published on November 15, 2021 In this episode, Vicky Googasian speaks with Santiago Acosta, a Postdoctoral Fellow at SUNY-Old Westbury about Venezuelan oil literature, about his work on a book…

World Energy Literature: Narratives of Extraction and Itinerant Lives

Published on April 27, 2022 World Energy Literature Part 1, Narrating Extraction: Stacey Balkan, Assistant Professor of Environmental Literature and Humanities at Florida Atlantic University, speaks to Firat Oruc, Georgetown…

Oil, State, and Violence in Visual Art

Published on November 15, 2021 In this episode, Trish Kahle speaks with Victor Ehikhamenor, a Nigerian artist, photographer, and writer, about his installation The Wealth of Nations, and the practice and…