This paper focuses on job loss in the Appalachian region of the US. It examines efforts to form a tech economy that counters stereotypes of rural backwardness while reflecting local cultural practice.
The role of institutions in the processes of reuse of abandoned places within the minoritu languag community of Mòcheni (Italy)
In the Mòcheno linguistic minority community, the role of the Cultural Institute plays a fundamental role in the reuse of abandoned places, where the local language has a special focus.
Cultural Models of Urban-Rural Livelihood Mobility in the Appalachian Region of the United States
This paper focuses on “thick” urban-rural socioeconomic networks in the mountainous Appalachian region of the US. I discuss various models of livelihood mobility to adapt to a changing economy.
Skiing-with Snow – Exploring Proximate Ethnographies
In this paper, we propose skiing-with as a methodological exploration of being proximate with snowy landscapes and the climate crisis by building on the tradition of walking-with methods.
High-altitude Mountaineering amidst Climate Change: Perceptions of Nepali Mountaineers
As climate change threatens local communities relying on mountaineering for their livelihood, we inquire into solutions that can be implemented to mitigate the risk in high-altitude mountaineering.
Absence, longing and becoming of the mountain, becoming of the world
We challenge traditional research paradigms compartmentalizing humans and nature, demonstrating how creative duoethnography can embrace more holistic, evolving relationships with mountains and world.
Indigenous Perspectives on a Traditional Cultural Landscape: incorporating oral histories, landscapes and archaeological data at the Wiggins Fork Buffalo Jumps Complex.
Bringing together tribal members and archaeologists, to explore a culturally significant landscape to tell the history of the area through both scientific data and oral traditions.
Local Farmers’ Resilience to Climate Change: Insights from Mandan-Deupur, Nepal
Farmers are not just observing climate change impacts but also building resilience based on local knowledge. Such knowledge and practices offer valuable insights for policymakers for planning.
The Path of the Buffalo: Connections in Native American Communal Hunting Practices in Western Wyoming
This study emphasizes Wyoming’s role in Indigenous communal buffalo hunting strategies and ecological significance through archeological and oral history evidence.
The Lost Mountain Heritage: Investigating Environmental Stewardship in Mountaineer’s Narratives Trough Archival and Visual Ethnography
Scrutinizing environmental stewardship among early and young generation of mountaineers, historical investigation from 1922-2022