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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

And one on the toxicity of kpo-fire artisanal oil refining by Jackson Tamunosaki Jack: grassrootsjpe.org/kpo-fire-the... And there's also a podcast, by Tholithemba, Jabulani, and myself! Thanks to the Grassroots team for making this possible!

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Kpo-Fire: The localization of toxic extractivism in Nigeria’s Niger Delta

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Two wonderful articles have already been published! One by Tholithemba Lorenzo Ndaba, Madoda Mkhobeni, and William Matlala, a photographic analysis of how communities live alongside Johannesburg's mine dumps: grassrootsjpe.org/exploring-th...

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Exploring the impact of Diepkloof’s mine dumps on community resilience, environmental practices and resistance

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Check out the evolving special issue of Grassroots: Journal of Political Ecology titled 'African AnthropoScenes: Lived Experiences of Planetary Transformations', co-edited with Sara de Wit, Joseph Mujere, Ismay Milford, and Timo Makori grassrootsjpe.org

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Journal of Political Ecology - Grassroots

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

My photographer colleague made an Instagram account for us to share photos from our forthcoming book - but I don't have it myself:-) the photos do get reshared quite a bit, so guess it is useful in some ways

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Many congratulations! Well deserved 🥳

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Greet Walker for me, and Webster of course 😄

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I got asked whether I was a MA student a few months ago 😂

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Really enjoyed reading both these pieces!

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Thank you for paying attention to this! PhD student Tholithemba Lorenzo Ndaba is studying the environmental history of the Grootvlei mine dump (alongside Diepkloof & Khutsong) www.rug.nl/staff/t.l.nd...

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T.L. (Tholithemba) Ndaba, MA

View the profile page of T.L. (Tholithemba) Ndaba, MA, associated with the University of Groningen.

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Call for papers: 'Beyond the Blue: Interdisciplinary Explorations of Water in Africa'. A conference organised by the Netherlands Association for African Studies (NVAS) in Delft on 11-12 September 2026! Join us and send in your abstract: www.afrikastudies.nl #envhum #envhist #AfricanStudies

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Nederlandse Vereniging voor Afrika Studies

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Extremely excited to announce the AFREXTRACT conference 'Rethinking Environmentalism: Perspectives from Africa' 17-18 September 2026 in Groningen! If you study environmental thought, activism, and environmental lifeworlds anywhere in Africa, please send us your abstract! www.rug.nl/research/ico...

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Call for Abstracts for the 'Rethinking Environmentalism: Perspectives from Africa' Conference

Please find the call for abstracts for the conference 'Rethinking Environmentalism: Perspectives from Africa' attached. The conference, organised by the...

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Can non-Canadians also donate? My card was rejected for no apparent reason (Netherlands card)

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Would you have a version of the Bloomberg article that you could share?

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Join us for a book talk of African Climate Futures with Carl Death on 2 December from 15.00-16.30 (CET) The book is excellent! #AfricanStudies #EnvHums #AfricanLiterature

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

In August 2026, I'll organise a panel with Julia Tischler and Mucha Musemwa on 'A Spirited Environmental History' for the VAD 2026 conference (African Studies, Germany) in beautiful Basel - please apply: africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...

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Call for Papers – SGAS-VAD-2026 conference | Basel, 26-28 August 2026

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Gillian Mathys @gillianmathys.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

The deadline for submitting a paper, panel or round table for the Biannual CRG African History is nearing. This year it's at Ghent University, and we'll be happy to welcome you! aegis-eu.org/collaborativ...

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CRG African History | AEGIS - African studies in Europe

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Jabulani Shaba and Henrique Brenner Gasperin will be co-organising a panel at POLLEN 2026 in wonderful Barcelona on 'Extraction and Plural Environmentalisms in the Global South'! APPLY!! pollenpoliticalecology.network/pollen-2026/... #envhums #extraction

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Happy to be involved in the new RUG University Minor 'Climate Change and Inequality' - here's a little piece in the Wubbo Ockels' newsletter about us: www.rug.nl/wubbo-ockels... The students are amazing! They come from all of our different faculties!!

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New Minor on Climate Change and Inequality kicks off at University of Groningen

On September 3rd, the University of Groningen launched its new minor programme, ‘Climate Change and Inequality’, with an inaugural cohort of 11 students.

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Reframing the Anthropocene through an African lens, our podcast of the week argues that colonial resource extraction created the very environmental crises now disproportionately harming the continent. With @ivapesa.bsky.social, Jabulani Shaba & Tholithemba Ndaba buff.ly/a1qityd

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Want to learn about values in the Anthropocene? Check out this open web resource: rethinkingvalue.github.io/anthropocene/ With entries on Lake Titicaca, the Carribean, Georgia, India, and Marseille! It was a pleasure to work on this with Simone Schleper, Paul Merchant, Dan Finch-Race and Leo Steeds

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I reviewed Gabrielle Hecht's Residual Governance for the American Historical Review, academic.oup.com/ahr/article-... This book really bridges environmental humanities, African studies, and it shows why we should all care about South African mine dumps!

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Gabrielle Hecht. Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures.

The toxicity of Johannesburg’s gold mines is hidden in plain sight. In Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures, Gabrielle Hecht f

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