Indy Toxic Heritage: Pollution, Place, and Power

Abstract

Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, Chancellor's Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies in the IU School of Liberal Arts, and her Co-PI Laura Holzman, professor and public scholar of Curatorial Practices and Visual Art, in the IU Herron School of Art + Design and in the IU School of Liberal Arts, are the recipients of the 2023 Charles R. Bantz Community Fellowship for their collaborative work to create a traveling exhibit and a series of public conversations to deepen critical thinking about environmental injustice in Indianapolis and to develop strategies to improve the situation. The award will support their work “Indy Toxic Heritage: Pollution, Place, and Power” in partnership with The Kheprw Institute, Indy Parks and Recreation, and residents of the Norwood and Riverside neighborhoods.