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Esme G. Murdock is an Associate Professor and Chair of American Indian Studies at San Diego State University. She holds a Ph.D. and focuses on environmental justice, Indigenous and Afro-descended environmental ethics, settler colonial theory, and decolonization through land/resource rematriation. Her research critiques mainstream environmental discourse that neglects colonization’s role in environmental degradation in settler colonies like the U.S. and Canada.
Her work bridges Indigenous memory/re-memory practices and Black feminist witnessing, particularly in the South Carolina Sea Coast, exploring erased ecological histories and ethnobotanical knowledges of Indigenous and Afro-descended peoples. She challenges colonial frameworks in conservation and ecological policy, emphasizing decolonial futures rooted in land stewardship and community resilience.
Key themes across her articles include settler colonialism’s structural impacts, environmental racism, and the intersection of land and identity. Her publications analyze colonial roots of conservation, ecological citizenship, and transitional justice on Indigenous lands.
No scientific awards are mentioned in the provided text. Her advising and grants information remains unspecified. She is based in the university’s AL-331B office.
