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Austin Rhetoric Field Team

This essay will serve as the workspace for the Austin Anthropocene Campus Rhetoric Field Team.

Rhetoric Team Description

Ian Ferris describes the methods and focus of the Rhetoric Field Team of the Austin Anthropocene Field Campus.

Austin Anthropocene Research Questions and Key Concepts

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5 Years After Haiti's Earthquake, Where Did The $13.5 Billion Go?

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How did the author of the article conduct their research?

The author of the article seemed to conduct their research from NPR reporters in Haiti, interviews with various organizations (U.N, Center for Economic Policy and Research, and the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti), and other reports (one from the U.S. Government Accountability Office was referenced).

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MSF: Pushed to the Limit and Beyond A year into the largest ever Ebola outbreak

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What event/series of events called for this report?

MSF published this report a year after the largest Ebola outbreak that happened in West Africa in 2014.

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Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United States

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Who are the authors, where do they work, and what are their areas of expertise? How is the author professionally situated in respect to emergency response? Note any other publications/research foci that are of relevance to the DSTS Network.

The author is Scott Gabriel Knowles, an Associate Professor and Department Head at Drexel University. He specializes in the history of technology, disasters, and public policy. His work looks at the policies and technologies created for emergency response.