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Thermal optimum: time, intimacy and the elemental in the first thousand days of life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Fiona C. Ross --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South Africa Nicholas Eppel --- Plumstead, South Africa“Thermal Optimum” is a collaboration between photographer Nicholas Eppel and anthropologist Fiona C. Ross. Focusing on pregnancy and early childhood, we sought a way to open questions about how the “hard facts” of biology are given force and presence through... -
Visual interruptions: a reflection on “Thermal optimum: time, intimacy and the elemental in the first thousand days of life”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kharnita Mohamed --- Department of Social Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaIn this commentary, Kharnita Mohamed critically assesses Fiona C. Ross and Nicholas Eppel’s photo essay, “Thermal Optimum: Time, Intimacy and the Elemental in the First Thousand Days of Life.” The essay is published alongside this commentary. -
A protocol and tools for setting environmental water temperature guidelines for perennial rivers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Helen Dallas --- , South Africa Nicholas Rivers-Moore --- , South AfricaHuman activities have cumulatively altered natural thermal regimes, with impacts and occurrences of extreme events amplified and exacerbated by global climate change. This leads to cascading ecological impacts in river systems. This paper translates knowledge generated over more than ten...