Paper short abstract:

Sarah Franzen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University. Her research broadly focuses on the diverse ways of knowing and types of relationships embedded in practices of farming.

Paper long abstract:

Sarah Franzen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University. Her research broadly focuses on the diverse ways of knowing embedded in practices associated with farming and how these practices can be used to retain culture, foster environmental relationships, build institutions, or create social change. In her research, Franzen uses film as a tool to better understand the tacit, embodied, affective, and sensory aspects of these practices. Franzen has worked extensively with African American farmers and farm cooperatives as a researcher, filmmaker, and participant.