A conversation with Brown College Faculty Fellow Tess Farmer about her new (and first) book "Well Connected: Everyday Water Practices in Cairo". We discuss the importance of an anthropological approach to infrastructure development.
Tess Farmer is an Assistant Professor in Department of Anthropology and the Program in Global Studies at the University of Virginia, and also serves as the Track Director for the Global Studies-Middle East South Asia undergraduate major.
You can find her new book at the UVa Bookstore!
This podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia, as well as the Virginia Audio Collective at WTJU 91.1 FM. Produced by Sage Tanguay with assistance from Sophia Moore Featuring music from Blue Dot Sessions
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