Resisting and Reimagining Agricultural Systems in Hawai’i: A Conversation with Andrea Brower
Cathleen McCluskey speaks with Andrea Brower on the intersections of colonialism, neoliberalism, and plantations in agricultural systems—from Hawai’i and beyond. How might possibilities of a better future be imagined through political and social resistance? …
Eight Environmental Podcasts to Follow in 2024
Running out of podcasts? Fret not. Edge Effects editors have a list of environmental podcasts that they think you should listen to. This list encompasses a wide range of topics related to environmental and social change, including climate activism, corporate greenwashing, mining conflicts, and more …
Imagining New Futures in West Papua’s Plantation Forestscape
Jessica Richardson reviews Sophie Chao’s book IN THE SHADOW OF THE PALMS, with a focus on indigenous groups’ nuanced feelings and relations with plantation lifeworlds as well as their radical openness toward the future …
Más allá de los monocultivos del género, los horizontes trans
La lógica de las plantaciones le dan forma a nuestra vida. El género es hoy un monocultivo, pero Max D. López Toledano y Topaz Zega sugieren que cultivar policultivos del género nos ofrece nuevas maneras de florecer …
Ten Hidden Gems From the Edge Effects Archives
The editorial board recommends environmental readings from the archives—on topics ranging from the Anthropocene to environmental art to blue humanities …
Reforging Gun Culture in the American West: A Conversation with Bryce Andrews
Writer, rancher, and farmer Bryce Andrews discusses his newest book Holding Fire, which traces his personal story of grappling with the history of guns and violence in the American West …
Mapping the Unfree Labor of Prison Agriculture: A Conversation with Carrie Chennault and Josh Sbicca
Prison Agriculture Lab directors Carrie Chennault and Josh Sbicca discuss the ubiquity of carceral agriculture in the United States, its structuring logics of racial capitalism, and possibilities for abolitionist food futures …
Young, Queer Farmers Are Here to Change U.S. Agriculture
Today’s queer youth are more interested in farming than ever. Eliza Pessereau surveyed members of the Queer Farmer Listserv to understand their challenges and motivations for going “back to the land.” …
The Cold Never Bothered Native Hawaiians Anyway: A Conversation with Hi’ilei Julia Hobart
How do certain temperatures come to be normalized and idealized in Hawai’i? Dr. Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart shares critical insights at the intersection of Indigenous dispossession and resistance …
Faculty Favorites: Savor These Books on Food and Agriculture
Seven scholars from a variety of disciplines recommend readings about land, labor, animals, and people in the food system …
How Electrification Distanced Poultry Farmers from their Flocks
Electricity reshaped the poultry industry over the 20th century. Zoe Robertson asks what the costs of this transformation were for birds and inter-species relations …
On The Alchemy of Soil
After a long and dirty journey, artist Tory Tepp has found community in the creation of the Sauk County ARK earthwork …
