Prof. Andrea Ballestero (University of Southern Califoria): Water, Future Histories, and their Casual Politics

How do people create differences by working through the possibilities existing within their worlds? How do techno-legal devices and time articulate forms of political action? In this conversation, we will build on the arguments that Prof. Andrea Ballestero lays out in A Future History of Water to consider a casual politics of the planetary. By tracing the history of a seemingly unrealized constitutional reform in Costa Rica, the limits of a narrow commitment to materiality become evident, and the possibility of a casual politics of the planet come into relief. Combining published work and reflections on her ongoing research, she proposes a conversation around water, the casual politics of techno-legal action, and our contemporary predicaments with extraction as a geosocial formation. 

For preparation please read the Introduction and skim chapter three ‘Lists’ from Andrea’s book: The future history of water: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24903. 

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