Over the last year or so I developed a PhD proposal and then applied for a studentship to fund my research. The proposal focuses on my Neuroqueer Ecologies research and applies that to human/beaver relationships, in the re-making of rivers, and within the context of climate and biodiversity crises. Put very simply, Neuroqueer Ecologies isContinue reading “Noticing Differently: Rivers, Bodies and Beavers”
Tag Archives: River Avon
Swan People
I decided to call this post Swan Folk, after researching the relationship of people and swans in art and folklore of various kinds. Then I realised there’s already a book called Swanfolk which I think I’m going to have to read (and which I’m pretty sure someone on Twitter recommended to me a while back).Continue reading “Swan People”
Walking with… The WWT Water Team
The second in my series of my Queer River walks and talks was with Nick Wilson, Project Officer at the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust’s Water Team. Nick and I met up near Netheravon in Wiltshire and visited three different sites along the River Avon, steadily moving up the river towards Upavon. The 3 sites had beenContinue reading “Walking with… The WWT Water Team”
Introducing River
Before this all gets too confusing, I should say that this River is our new dog, named after we spent a holiday by/in the River Dart in Devon. I wrote a post on my general blog in July, which shared how my dog Moshi had passed on after 16 years of being a much lovedContinue reading “Introducing River”
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