dr. I. (Iva) Pesa
Associate Professor Contemporary History
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i.pesa rug.nl
Field/Discipline
Expertise
African history (particularly Zambia, South Africa, and Nigeria); environmental history; social history; oral history. I study the environmental history of mining and oil drilling in Africa. My aim is to explain why people respond differently to severe pollution and environmental degradation. To answer these questions, I rely on oral history, literary analysis, political ecology, and approaches from art studies. I am the chair of the Faculty Council of Arts for 2023-2025.
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