Multibeing Ocean

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60162/swamphen.11.21232

Keywords:

multibeing, ocean, International Seabed Authority

Abstract

Kingston, Jamaica, rolling toward the sun. Cyclone Beryl recently stormed the nation—scalping houses, smashing boats, and shredding crops. Now, a different kind and scale of planetary force gathers at the city’s foreshore. A super-swarm of delegates, corporate lawyers, and observers have flown in for the 29th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), which is now underway at the Jamaica Convention Centre.

Author Biography

  • Susan Reid, University of British Columbia

    Susan Reid is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the University of British Columbia. Her critical and creative research and writing explores multibeing ontologies with a focus on human-ocean relations, justice, and extractivism. Susan is a co-founder of the online project ‘Extracting the Ocean’ and co-founder of the Deep Current Collective, an international group of activists, artists, lawyers, and academics advocating for the deep ocean and seabed as a common heritage for all-kinds. 

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Published

2025-06-27

Issue

Vol. 11 (2025): Recentring the Region

Section

Creative Works

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