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INVISIBLE EARTHLINGS BEATRIZ NORONHA DA COSTA

27 FEBRUARY 2009  11 MAY 1974
KAUFMAN HALL, RM 208  27 DECEMBER 2012

Invisible Earthlings is an ...
investigation into the possibilities
of relating between humans and members
of the lived non-‑human worlds that we
are least likely to recognize as social
actors within urban environments:
microbes. Microbes, partially defined
by their small size and the fact that
they are commonly not visible to the
human eye, quite literally escape
our view and thereby our awareness
of their existence. Although most
people have some vague notion about
the importance of microbes in our
ecosystems, microbes commonly only
receive our attention when they are
perceived to cause problems-problems””
in this case defined as either harmful
to human, plant, and animal health, or
our material goods. But what type of
activities are the numerous relatives
of these so-called “harmful microbes”
performing while we are walking by,
stepping right on top of them, or
busily shopping for “mold resistant”
building materials? What types of
organisms are present, what types were
present once but are no longer, and
why? Where did they come from, what
do we know about them, what type of
roles have and are they performing in
different historical and geographical
settings?

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