Amalia Leguizamón (Tulane University): “Environmental Injustice and Genetically Modified Soybeans in Argentina”
May 12 (Wed. Week 7) 11:30-1
Amalia Leguizamón (Tulane University): “Environmental Injustice and Genetically Modified Soybeans in Argentina”
https://evergreen.zoom.us/j/87929715838
Amalia Leguizamón is Associate Professor of Sociology at Tulane University, where she is also a core faculty member at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies and a member of the Environmental Studies Faculty Advisory Committee. Dr. Leguizamón’s research work encompasses the political economy of the environment, with a regional focus on Latin America. Her book, Seeds of Power: Environmental Injustice and Genetically Modified Soybeans in Argentina (Duke University Press, 2020) tells the story of Argentina’s swift agrarian transformation based on the early adoption and intensive implementation of genetically modified soybeans. Professor Leguizamón is hosted by the Evergreen program “Community Food Systems” (Faculty: Prita Lal)
