Visiting Assistant Professor, Geography
plachtnx@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D. Global Studies, University of Bern (Switzerland)
- M.A. Social Anthropology, Heidelberg University (Germany)
- B.A. Religion, Heidelberg University (Germany)
Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, Department of Geography and Planning (2021-2023)
- Visiting Scholar, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Geography (2020)
- Resident Director, Heidelberg University, South Asia Institute, Kathmandu Office (2014-2019)
- Executive Committee Member, Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS) (since 2023)
- Editorial Board Member, Roadsides (since 2018)
- Book Reviews Editor, HIMALAYA (2021-2024)
Research Interests
- C/Artography
- Climate change
- Conservation and protected areas
- Decolonial methodologies
- Environmental justice
- Indigenous studies
- More-than-human geographies
- Roads and infrastructures
- Traditional ecological knowledge
Courses Taught
- GEOG 200: Geography, The Global Dimension
- GEOG 308: Environment, Nature, and Society
- GEOG 350: Topics: Environmental and Climate Justice
- GEOG 350: Topics: Climate and Society in South Asia
- ISAT 160: Problem-Solving Approaches in Science and Technology
Publications
- Plachta, Nadine and Prasiit Sthapit. 2025. “When Rivers Move Borders: Territoriality, Citizenship, and the Environment in South Asia.” Territory, Politics, Governance. DOI: 10.1080/21622671.2025.2493746.
- Plachta, Nadine. 2024. “Stories of Infrastructure and Environmental Justice in Nepal.” IIAS Newsletter 97: 36–37.
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