Justice, Power and Landscape
Special | 39m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Jedediah Purdy discusses different ways to look at and understand landscapes.
Jedediah Purdy, Professor of Law at Duke University, discusses different ways of looking at landscapes and explains that our mind organizes the terrain to create something of meaning to us. Purdy explores different ways to look at landscapes including as a place of origin and a place of conflict.
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Justice, Power and Landscape
Special | 39m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Jedediah Purdy, Professor of Law at Duke University, discusses different ways of looking at landscapes and explains that our mind organizes the terrain to create something of meaning to us. Purdy explores different ways to look at landscapes including as a place of origin and a place of conflict.
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