Author Julie Laplante

Julie Laplante

Associate Professor of Anthropology

I am Associate Professor of Anthropology in the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa. I’ve published in numerous journals and have authored the books Pouvoir guérir and Healing Roots. I recently produced an anthropological film entitled Jamu Stories.

Becoming-Plant in Indian Ocean Worlds: Lines, Flows, Winds, and Water

Julie Laplante

Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture

Our faces are stretching. Taking a step forward takes up all our strength. We cling on to the rock walls to pull ourselves forward. We are at one of the edges of the Indian Ocean at the southern tip of...

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Four Crises Facing the President and How History Can Help

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The Advantages of Gene Editing in Agriculture

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Author Julie Laplante

Julie Laplante

Becoming-Plant in Indian Ocean Worlds: Lines, Flows, Winds, and Water