Domestic and wild, companions and consumed, treasured and discarded, animals occupy a complex place in our academic theories and in our day-to-day lives. Six reasons why animals help us both think and live more ethically and sustainably on this planet.
Dan Barber’s “The Third Plate” resists the ethical pitfalls of farm-to-table dining, instead proposing an ethics of flavor to orient agriculture and its cuisine. What are the implications of a land and sea ethic guided by flavor?
In the last few weeks, two grand juries declined to indict the police officers who killed Michael Brown and Eric Garner. What can scholars in the environmental humanities and social sciences say about racialized state violence?
Can playing video games encourage gamers to think differently about their relationships to the non-human world? A close study of Final Fantasy XII shows how video games represent nature—and argues for ways they could be improved from an environmentalist standpoint.
Five members of the CHE community discuss the surprisingly complex idea of simplicity in the context of environmentalism.
November recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
GAS, or “Gear Acquisition Syndrome,” affects even environmentalists. Is it a noble disease or a base symptom of consumerism?
What are the connections between food, place, and belonging? An attempt to make New York-style cheesecake in France suggests some answers.
Two new books in history and geography remind scholars to think on the large scale—both in time and space.
Sarah Dimick sits down with Elizabeth Kolbert to discuss writing in and about the Anthropocene.
