Welcome back to the Familiar Strange! 

This week Familiar Stranger Alex sits down with Dr Eric Hirsch. Dr Eric Hirch is currently an assistant professor at Franklin & Marshall College in the department of Environmental Studies. Eric’s research interests center around local understandings of what it means to be wealthy; the impacts of mineral extraction; cultural branding; and outsiders trying to improve things for people that may or may not want them there.

In this interview, Alex queries Eric about his time living in Peru, living in the cities within the beautiful Colca valley. They dive into what defines wealth, how people can measure growth and artificial insemination of all things. It was an absolute pleasure to interview Dr Eric Hirsch and we hope you enjoy! 

Links and Citations 

Check out Dr Eric Hirsch’s book here:
https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33903&fbclid=IwAR2Ry6Gtk6I_hdIdve2knBSGYIACVIpFD6Fh3_hqLU7lp0OOkgas6C_xcC0

If you were interested in his work, check out Dr Eric Hrisch’s page here:
https://www.fandm.edu/eric-hirsch

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This anthropology podcast is supported by the Australian Anthropological Society, the ANU’s College of Asia and the Pacific and College of Arts and Social Sciences, and the Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, and is produced in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association.

Music by Pete Dabro: dabro1.bandcamp.com
Shownotes by Matthew Phung
Podcast edited by Alex D’Aloia and Matthew Phung

Feature Image: “Valle del Colca” by Mariano, Mantel (2016)
https://flic.kr/p/NfrcF5