What does turn-of-the-century “Change of Air” travel reveal about the role of vacationing in U.S. culture and society today? Alexis Schmidt examines the historical transition of Change of Air from a legitimate medical prescription into a commodified and efficient vacation on the coast—a cultural attitude that persists in “health” vacation narratives to this day.
What actually happens at the United Nations Conference of Parties (COPs)? Cody Skahan gives an insider view and wonders how youth environmental activism can persist amidst crackdowns on protest and the ever-present allure of political power.
As we welcome in another new year, Edge Effects editors reflect on ten years of posting and recommend their favorite essays and podcasts from 2024.
生态主题桌游架 游或是充满自然之美、富于艺术性，或是寓教于乐，引发对于气候变化、水污染、食物主权等议题的探讨。这里介绍并分析了六款环境主题桌游，希望可以引领你进入一个崭新的桌游世界。
Kate Phelps speaks with Sunaura Taylor on her book Disabled Ecologies. They discuss the contamination of the Tucson aquifer as an origin for understanding the mutual injury of humans and the environment.
Talitha Pam investigates the ecocritical function of a visitor notebook placed on Wahnabeezee/Belle Isle, a 982-acre island in the Detroit River.
Through this photo exhibit, Steven Haring represents the instabilities of agriculture amid climate uncertainties, as human imposed systems seeking to enhance agricultural productivity test the limits of fluctuating natural systems.
What can we learn from lichens about the air we breathe? Lucy Sabin shares her creative research on sensing atmospheres with lichens as proxies.
Could seance be more than just a party trick? Sam Bean, Alison Schultz, Carmen Warner, and Barbara Leckie unpack its overlooked political history, including how the queer group Radical Faeries used seances to articulate an egalitarian, environmentally-connected identity.
Angeline Peterson interviews Jill Jarvis on her forthcoming book project Signs in the Desert through her journey into studying the Sahara. Discussing a variety of sources, they challenge the view of deserts as empty spaces and highlight the Saraha as a vibrant, interconnected ecosystem suffering the aftermath of colonial violence.