Michael J. Watts is the Emeritus "Class of 1963" Professor of Geography and Development Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. In this interview, Watts discusses his first encounter with the work of James C. Scott and the professional relationship that developed over the years; recollections from the field on the founding of the Agrarian Studies Program at Yale University and his experience as a presenter in the colloquium; the continuing connection between Yale and UC Berkeley; the inspiration the program served for an "Agrarian Studies West" at UC Berkeley called the Berkeley Workshop on Environmental Politics; the uniqueness and achievement of the Agrarian Studies Program; and the significant impact of Scott and Agrarian Studies across the social sciences.
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Michael Watts: Reflections on James C. Scott and the Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale University
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Michael Watts, "Michael Watts: Reflections on James C. Scott and the Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale University" conducted by Todd Holmes in 2019, Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2021. Interview date(s) 2018
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