Roundtable Call for ASLE 2027: 22–24 June 2027 at the University of Maryland, College Park

Organizers: Priyanka Sharma (priyanka.sharma@gwu.edu), The George Washington University and Minket Lepcha (lepcham@myumanitoba.ca), University of Manitoba

Format: In-Person Roundtable (5–7 participants)

The recent transboundary floods and glacial collapses across the Nepal-Tibet borderland highlight an acute material reality: river basins and water catchments do not follow state cartographies. In critical border zones, water operates at the intersection of state territorialization (terra), localized ecological knowledge and vernacular water practices (terroir), and the layered violences …