T W Pearson
Biographic Data
| ID | 22989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T W Pearson |
| GIVEN NAMES | T W |
| FAMILY NAME | Pearson |
| SIGNATURE | PEARSON T W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Stout |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1331-0748 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Confederate Diaspora
This paper shows how white migration out of the postbellum South diffused and entrenched Confederate culture across the United States at a critical juncture of westward expansion and postwar reconciliation.These migrants laid the groundwork for Confederate symbols and racial norms to become pervasive nationally in the early 20th century.Occupying positions of authority, former slaveholders played an outsized role in this process.Beyond memorializ…
The Other Great Migration
"The Social Life of the "Forever Chemical
This article examines the social life of PFAS contamination (a class of several thousand synthetic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and maps the growing research in the social sciences on the unique conundrums and complex travels of the "forever chemical." We explore social, political, and cultural dimensions of PFAS toxicity, especially how PFAS move from unseen sites into individual bodies and into the public eye in late industrial contexts…
Frac Sand Mining and the Disruption of Place, Landscape, and Community in Wisconsin
Driven by hydraulic fracturing, sand mining has expanded rapidly in western Wisconsin, with hundreds of mining operations appearing over the past several years. Silica sand is extracted from hills and then shipped by rail around the country, where it is pumped under high pressure with water and chemicals into oil and gas wells. An often overlooked dimension of America's unconventional energy boom, the growth of sand mining in Wisconsin has been i…
Public Anthropology and the Academic Labor Movement
Collective bargaining rights for University of Wisconsin (UW) faculty were eliminated as part of budgetary reforms that sparked widespread protests in early 2011 known as the Wisconsin Uprising. Despite losing these rights, faculty at some UW institutions have sought to maintain informal unions. My goal in reflecting on this effort is to examine the role of an engaged or public anthropology in the academic workplace. Over the past few decades, de…
Life Is Not for Sale
Expansion of intellectual property rights (IPR) regimes has been achieved in part through bilateral free-trade agreements. This process, however, has not gone uncontested. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Costa Rica, in this article I examine a conflict over IPR in the context of a social movement against the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). I focus specifically on reforms that have set the stage for the private appropriation of…
Frac Sand Mining in Wisconsin
Over the past few years industrial sand mining has expanded rapidly in western Wisconsin, driven largely by the use of sand in hydraulic fracturing, itself a controversial technology widely deployed in natural gas and oil drilling throughout the United States. A unique geological history combined with existing railroad networks has positioned Wisconsin as a major supplier of "frac sand" and thus a key link in a wider hydrocarbon commodity chain. …
Transgenic-free territories in Costa Rica
Several municipalities across Costa Rica have adopted "transgenic-free territory" ordinances, joining similar communities worldwide in declaring themselves free from genetically engineered organisms such as transgenic seeds. Through ethnography of antitransgenic activism, I describe the rise of transgenic-free territories to examine the relationship between transnational activist networks and place-based struggles. I suggest that activist network…
On the Trail of Living Modified Organisms
Environmental governance regimes concerned with the management of biological life have encouraged not only new forms of expertise, but also political activism and struggle. One such regime, the international Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Biosafety Protocol), a subagreement of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), seeks to monitor the potential risks of releasing living modified organisms, such as transgenic seeds, into the environment.…
Britain's Channel Five
Journal Article Britain's Channel Five: at the limits of the spectrum? Get access Tony Pearson Tony Pearson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 31, Issue 4, Winter 1990, Pages 420–434, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/31.4.420 Published: 01 December 1990
Frac Sand Mining in Wisconsin
Over the past few years industrial sand mining has expanded rapidly in western Wisconsin, driven largely by the use of sand in hydraulic fracturing, itself a controversial technology widely deployed in natural gas and oil drilling throughout the United States. A unique geological history combined with existing railroad networks has positioned Wisconsin as a major supplier of "frac sand" and thus a key link in a wider hydrocarbon commodity chain. …
Transgenic-free territories in Costa Rica
Several municipalities across Costa Rica have adopted "transgenic-free territory" ordinances, joining similar communities worldwide in declaring themselves free from genetically engineered organisms such as transgenic seeds. Through ethnography of antitransgenic activism, I describe the rise of transgenic-free territories to examine the relationship between transnational activist networks and place-based struggles. I suggest that activist network…
On the Trail of Living Modified Organisms
Environmental governance regimes concerned with the management of biological life have encouraged not only new forms of expertise, but also political activism and struggle. One such regime, the international Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Biosafety Protocol), a subagreement of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), seeks to monitor the potential risks of releasing living modified organisms, such as transgenic seeds, into the environment.…
"The Social Life of the "Forever Chemical
This article examines the social life of PFAS contamination (a class of several thousand synthetic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and maps the growing research in the social sciences on the unique conundrums and complex travels of the "forever chemical." We explore social, political, and cultural dimensions of PFAS toxicity, especially how PFAS move from unseen sites into individual bodies and into the public eye in late industrial contexts…
Life Is Not for Sale
Expansion of intellectual property rights (IPR) regimes has been achieved in part through bilateral free-trade agreements. This process, however, has not gone uncontested. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Costa Rica, in this article I examine a conflict over IPR in the context of a social movement against the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). I focus specifically on reforms that have set the stage for the private appropriation of…
Public Anthropology and the Academic Labor Movement
Collective bargaining rights for University of Wisconsin (UW) faculty were eliminated as part of budgetary reforms that sparked widespread protests in early 2011 known as the Wisconsin Uprising. Despite losing these rights, faculty at some UW institutions have sought to maintain informal unions. My goal in reflecting on this effort is to examine the role of an engaged or public anthropology in the academic workplace. Over the past few decades, de…
Britain's Channel Five
Journal Article Britain's Channel Five: at the limits of the spectrum? Get access Tony Pearson Tony Pearson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 31, Issue 4, Winter 1990, Pages 420–434, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/31.4.420 Published: 01 December 1990
On the Trail of Living Modified Organisms
Environmental governance regimes concerned with the management of biological life have encouraged not only new forms of expertise, but also political activism and struggle. One such regime, the international Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Biosafety Protocol), a subagreement of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), seeks to monitor the potential risks of releasing living modified organisms, such as transgenic seeds, into the environment.…
Transgenic-free territories in Costa Rica
Several municipalities across Costa Rica have adopted "transgenic-free territory" ordinances, joining similar communities worldwide in declaring themselves free from genetically engineered organisms such as transgenic seeds. Through ethnography of antitransgenic activism, I describe the rise of transgenic-free territories to examine the relationship between transnational activist networks and place-based struggles. I suggest that activist network…
Life Is Not for Sale
Expansion of intellectual property rights (IPR) regimes has been achieved in part through bilateral free-trade agreements. This process, however, has not gone uncontested. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Costa Rica, in this article I examine a conflict over IPR in the context of a social movement against the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). I focus specifically on reforms that have set the stage for the private appropriation of…
Frac Sand Mining in Wisconsin
Over the past few years industrial sand mining has expanded rapidly in western Wisconsin, driven largely by the use of sand in hydraulic fracturing, itself a controversial technology widely deployed in natural gas and oil drilling throughout the United States. A unique geological history combined with existing railroad networks has positioned Wisconsin as a major supplier of "frac sand" and thus a key link in a wider hydrocarbon commodity chain. …
Public Anthropology and the Academic Labor Movement
Collective bargaining rights for University of Wisconsin (UW) faculty were eliminated as part of budgetary reforms that sparked widespread protests in early 2011 known as the Wisconsin Uprising. Despite losing these rights, faculty at some UW institutions have sought to maintain informal unions. My goal in reflecting on this effort is to examine the role of an engaged or public anthropology in the academic workplace. Over the past few decades, de…
Frac Sand Mining and the Disruption of Place, Landscape, and Community in Wisconsin
Driven by hydraulic fracturing, sand mining has expanded rapidly in western Wisconsin, with hundreds of mining operations appearing over the past several years. Silica sand is extracted from hills and then shipped by rail around the country, where it is pumped under high pressure with water and chemicals into oil and gas wells. An often overlooked dimension of America's unconventional energy boom, the growth of sand mining in Wisconsin has been i…
The Other Great Migration
"The Social Life of the "Forever Chemical
This article examines the social life of PFAS contamination (a class of several thousand synthetic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and maps the growing research in the social sciences on the unique conundrums and complex travels of the "forever chemical." We explore social, political, and cultural dimensions of PFAS toxicity, especially how PFAS move from unseen sites into individual bodies and into the public eye in late industrial contexts…
The Confederate Diaspora
This paper shows how white migration out of the postbellum South diffused and entrenched Confederate culture across the United States at a critical juncture of westward expansion and postwar reconciliation.These migrants laid the groundwork for Confederate symbols and racial norms to become pervasive nationally in the early 20th century.Occupying positions of authority, former slaveholders played an outsized role in this process.Beyond memorializ…
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