Andrea Ballestero

In this episode, Andrea Ballestero speaks to Alison Kenner. Dr Ballestero is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rice University and Director of the Ethnography Studio. Their research looks at the unexpected ethical and technical entanglements through which experts understand water in Latin America. This has included, in recent years, following the paths of water pricing in Costa Rica, bureaucratic care for water in Brazil, and traveling water knowledge throughout Latin America. Their first book, ‘A Future History of Water’ was published by Duke University Press in 2019. For more see: https://andreaballestero.com and https://ethnographystudio.org

This podcast is made with the support of the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S) and produced by Laura Foster and Timothy Neale, with assistance from Aadita Chaudhury, Konstantin Georgiev, Teresa Hoard-Jackson, Duygu Kasdogan, Alison Kenner, and Juan Francisco Salazar. Editing by Timothy Neale and Konstantin Georgiev. Transcription by Konstantin Georgiev and Teresa Hoard-Jackson. Music by Young Fellaz Brass Band (instagram: @youngfellazbrassband).

Episode transcript available at: https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/episode-1-andrea-ballestero-transcript Transcriptions available at: https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/technoscience-podcast