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Project Details
Confluence is an environmental humanities project that bridges activism and academic methods of knowledge in order to explore the importance of rivers throughout North America. This platform provides an opportunity for people to learn about and share the history of rivers while considering how to put this knowledge to work through digital storytelling, education outreach, and politics.
Subjects or Themes
North American History, Environmental History
Project Language(s)
English
Time Period
Geographic Location
Project Categories
Content Type
Mapping, Images, Videos, Syllabus, Recorded Conferences, River resources
Target Audience(s)
Creators
Scot McFarlane
Year(s)
2019-Present
Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location
Selfhosted
Software Employed
Labor and Support
200 hours designing, organizing, and funding this project. Includes additional storymaps by Daniel Grant and Ramya Swayamprakash. The colorful rivermaps were created by Grasshopper Geography.
Project Cost
Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement
Funding from the Columbia University History Department, Columbia Center for Science and Society, Heyman Center and Society of Fellows at Columbia University