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Cover image of the book *Space is the Ultimate Luxury*

Cover image of the book *Space is the Ultimate Luxury*

September 15, 2025 00:40:36

Guests: Moore, Bernard

Host: Alegi, Peter

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Episode 141

History, Ecology, and Society in Namibia

Bernard Moore (University of Basel) discusses his co-authored book, Space is the Ultimate Luxury: Capitalists, Conservationists, and Ancestral Land in Namibia (Brill, 2025, open access). He describes conflicts over land use between African pastoralist farmers and billionaire white conservationists, and reflects on how and why written, oral, and visual sources shaped the book’s analysis and significance. The interview ends with a consideration of Moore’s ongoing activism and what is at stake in southern Namibia.

00:00:00 - 00:01:46 Introduction
00:01:47 - 00:04:06 Author’s background
00:04:07 - 00:12:13 Land use conflicts on the Orange River border
00:12:14 - 00:29:02 Reflections on sources and methods: maps, photos, archival records, interviews, branding irons
00:29:03 - 00:37:39 Scholarship and activism: the court case
00:37:40 - 00:39:34 Postdoctoral research
00:39:35 - 00:40:36 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, and Bernard Moore. "History, Ecology, and Society in Namibia". Africa Past and Present, September 15, 2025. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=141/.