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58. Blue

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In this episode, we think about the other version of eluhlaza: Blue. This journey will take us into and below the ocean and beyond forms of earth-bound thinking. Listen to our guests, artist and oceanic academic Meghan Judge, zoologist and behavioural ecologist Professor Aliza Le Roux and artist and PhD candidate, Zayaan Khan as they help us imagine the deep colour Blue.
30 Jun 2022 English South Africa Philosophy · Social Sciences

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