Reimagining The Pacific

AHRC-funded project on cultural responses to the Pacific (Chile + Peru). @PaulMerchant2 (PI), @RebeccaMIrons (RA), @UoBrisCEH @ahrcpress, tweets by @AuroraMoxon

[Reimagining The Pacific @PMerchant9]

Chilean artist and author Cecilia Vicuña @vicunacec has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Read about her work on our blog. @PaulMerchant2 @ahrcpress @UoBrisCEH
https://t.co/duKRAPia5g

[Dr Aurora Moxon @AuroraMoxon]

From fishing nets to sunglasses, read about beached plastic, a Hebridean spaceport, and how you can support @Waterhaul1, a startup that recycles washed up plastic into sunnies 😎 https://t.co/kVqw9RHpnn

[Reimagining The Pacific @PMerchant9]

Peru's surfing culture, social inequality in Lima, and the documentary 'Into the Storm: Surfing to Survive' - read all about it here: https://t.co/n0OKjGvaKf @ahrcpress @PaulMerchant2 @RebeccaMIrons @UoBrisCEH #Peru #PacificOcean #surfing

[John Bartlett @jwbartlett92]

“Water has become a national security issue – it’s that serious. It’s the biggest problem facing Chile economically, socially and environmentally. If we don’t solve this, then water will be the cause of the next uprising.”https://t.co/XhmMq4B4DV

[Reimagining The Pacific @PMerchant9]

In case you missed it, @PaulMerchant2 has received an Honorable Mention in the Best Article category from @LASA_FILM for the article 'Collecting What the Sea Gives Back'! @ahrcpress @UoBrisCEH

[Reimagining The Pacific @PMerchant9]

Seaspiracy, paper straws, and veganism - read @RebeccaMIrons's take on what is missing from Tabrizi's documentary on the fishing industry and ocean sustainability @PaulMerchant2 @ahrcpress @UoBrisCEH #seaspiracy #plasticpollution #microplastics #pollution https://t.co/H5HmGCShz7

[Reimagining The Pacific @PMerchant9]

Seahorses, Chinese traditional medicine, Peru, vaccines, illegal fishing ... want to know how these are connected? Read @RebeccaMIrons's 'Seahorse Exports in the Sinopharm era' @PaulMerchant2 @ahrcpress @UoBrisCEH #sustainability #pacific #Peru #China

[John Bartlett @jwbartlett92]

On #WorldWaterDay, this is the Mapocho River in Santiago (during a prolonged drought) - a muddy trickle which snakes apologetically through the centre of the Chilean capital.

It used to host student raft races during the winter, but the level doesn’t change much these days 🇨🇱

[John Bartlett @jwbartlett92]

“This is the best generation of young politicians Chile has had in 50 years”

36-year-old @gabrielboric is sworn in as president today, and a new era begins for Chile https://t.co/dLnoP7z9er

[MigrationMobilitiesUoB @MiMoBristol]

Great post from @PaulMerchant2 on travel, oceans and ecological problems across borders, as explored in the work of Chilean artist Enrique Ramirez: