Connects river sciences to queer and trans theory through collaborative restoration work

Rivers host vibrant multispecies communities in their waters and along their banks, and, according to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo W?lfle Hazard, their future vitality requires centering the values of justice, sovereignty, and dynamism. At the intersection of river sciences, queer and trans theory, and environmental justice, Underflows explores river cultures and politics at five sites of water conflict and restoration in California, Oregon, and Washington.

Incorporating work with salmon, beaver, and floodplain recovery projects, W?lfle Hazard weaves narratives about innovative field research practices with an affectively oriented queer and trans focus on love and grief for rivers and fish. Drawing on the idea of underflows--the parts of a river's flow that can't be seen, the underground currents that seep through soil or rise from aquifers through cracks in bedrock--W?lfle Hazard elucidates the underflows in river cultures, sciences, and politics where Native nations and marginalized communities fight to protect rivers. The result is a deeply moving account of why rivers matter for queer and trans life, offering critical insights that point to innovative ways of doing science that disrupt settler colonialism and new visions for justice in river governance.

Author: Cleo Wolfle Hazard
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 04/05/2022
Series: Feminist Technosciences
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780295749754

About the Author

Cleo Wölfle Hazard is assistant professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington, coauthor of Thirsty for Justice: A People's Blueprint for California Water, and coeditor of Dam Nation: Dispatches from the Water Underground.