EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 43 MIN
The Urgencies of Water: Thinking Across and Through the Indian Ocean
from NYUAD Institute · host NYUAD Institute
In this talk, the speaker will explore a series of objects that highlight the tension between two divergent ways of understanding the Indian Ocean: as a maritime thoroughfare shaped by the forces of trade and intrepid merchants, and as a deep, watery, and populated space brought into focus by the urgencies of rising ecological devastation. The talk discusses how these competing frameworks continue to shape oceanic thinking today. Speaker Nancy Um, Associate Director for Research and Knowledge Creation, Getty Research Institute
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In this talk, the speaker will explore a series of objects that highlight the tension between two divergent ways of understanding the Indian Ocean: as a maritime thoroughfare shaped by the forces of trade and intrepid merchants, and as a deep, watery, and populated space brought into focus by the urgencies of rising ecological devastation. The talk discusses how these competing frameworks continue to shape oceanic thinking today. Speaker Nancy Um, Associate Director for Research and Knowledge Creation, Getty Research Institute
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