Corridors and Confluences: Four-Dimensional Spaces of Distribution along and around the Des Plaines - Kankakee River Confluence
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- Center for Advanced Study
- Location
- Levis Faculty Center - Room 210
- Date
- Nov 29, 2022 11:00 - 11:45 am
- Speaker
- Dr. Julie Cidell
- Cost
- This event is free and open to public
- Contact
- cas@cas.illinois.edu
- Views
- 39
- Originating Calendar
- Geography and Geographic Information Science
The area near the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee Rivers in northeastern Illinois contains the largest inland port in North America. Centuries of flows of water, traders, settlers, and non-humans have defined a corridor that exists in four dimensions. This paper will discuss the ways this corridor can help us rethink the spatiality and temporality of infrastructure.