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Mined like a mineral – but also harvested, like grains – salt became central in the refining of Mexican silver under Spanish rule. Even as it powered a global economy in precious metals, salt remained indispensable in pastoral, domestic, and ritual spaces; to this day, it is used to worship saints and prepare foods in Mexico. In following salt across these fields of knowledge and practice, we will ask how seemingly unrelated geographies, experiences, and epistemologies can be brought into relation for a more faithful view of the enchanted world of things that we have inherited from the past.

Presenters: Katie M. Hemphill, Associate Professor of History, University of Arizona Commentator: Amanda Hendrix-Komoto, Join Zoom Meeting: https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/93093594947