Mindi Schneider

Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

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Mindi Schneider

Lecturer in Environment and Society

Mindi_Schneider@brown.edu

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Research Interests Agriculture, Agrarian change, Development sociology, Land, Land and environmental justice, Commodity studies, Historical sociology, Political ecology, Social reproduction and feminist political economy/ecology, Waste and discard studies

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News from IBES

IBES Announces 2024 Catalyst Research Awardees

July 17, 2024

IBES awarded grants to four core and affiliate faculty members, allowing them to pursue uniquely fulfilling projects at Brown and far beyond.

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Gulf Streams Podcast

Gulf Streams Episode 25: Pork

March 11, 2024

IBES Lecturer Mindi Schneider discussed the global food system and her work on China's pork industry on this podcast episode.

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Commodity Frontiers Journal

‘Renewable’ Energy Frontiers

January 19, 2024

Issue 6 of the Commodity Frontiers Journal, edited by IBES Lecturer Mindi Schneider and featuring pieces by Brian Lander, Assistant Professor in IBES and History, and recent ENVS graduate Charlotte Marcil '23.

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The Brown Daily Herald

To the Moon and back: How artists at Brown are repurposing decades-old film of the Moon

December 5, 2023

IBES Lecturer Mindi Schneider, instructor of "Commodity Natures" and a volunteer at the Creative Reuse Center of Rhode Island, commented that "Keeping things close to our hearts keeps them out of the landfill."

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News from IBES

IBES Junior Faculty Join Sheridan Center's Teaching Fellow Program

September 13, 2023

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News from IBES

Student Spotlight: Eliana Hornbuckle ’25

August 7, 2023

Hornbuckle, a rising junior, draws on her rural roots as she explores urban environmental studies.

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