Tag: Animals
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Oxen Time, Multispecies Moments, and a Furrowed Field
in EssaysIn this entry to the Troubling Time special series, Caroline Abbott explores a medieval furrow near her home in Cambridge and finds its connections to time, memory, and multispecies entanglements.
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Penguins, Puffins, and the Science of Seabird Scat
Erin Hassett speaks with Dr. Gemma Clucas, a researcher at Cornell University who analyzes the poop of penguins and other seabirds to reveal deteriorating ocean health and changing fish population ecology. Dr. Clucas and fellow researchers travel to remote locations to collect the poop from common terns, penguins, puffins, and other seabirds.
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Fish Farming in the Digital Cloud
in EssaysPatrick Brodie investigates the complex political ecology of energy, data, and fish in Ireland’s peat bog aquaculture.
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Goats, Bees, and Poetry: A Conversation with Nickole Brown
in PodcastsHeather Swan speaks to author and poet Nickole Brown about her relationship with animals, the more-than-human world, and the Hellbender poetry conference.
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Avian Drones Take Flight at the Expense of Real Birds
in EssaysAmy Gaeta argues that drones designed to mimic birds raise the alarm not just about unwanted surveillance but the appropriation of more-than-human life.
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What Community Cats Can Teach Us about Multispecies Care
in EssaysCommunity cats lead diverse multispecies lives outside of human care, but they should still be valued. Kuhelika Ghosh explores how human stewards can engage in forms of “non-kin” care to help them thrive in their outdoor environments.
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2023 Year in Review
in ChecklistsEdge Effects editors look back on their favorite essays and podcast episodes published in 2023.
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Love versus Legality in Indian Crane Conservation
in EssaysAuthors Dipti Arora & Astha Chaudhary investigate how politics, media, and affective relationships complexly shape human-crane encounters in India—with positive and negative consequences for both species.
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The City Through More-Than-Human Eyes
in EssaysIndian artist Jagannath Panda is known for his play imagination of urban life. Sreyashi Ray explores how it uses rich textiles and figures to highlight the intersection of human and other-than-human issues that resonate with viewers from all around the world.
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Reveling in the Gluttony and Glee of Fat Bear Week
in EssaysOnce a fringe event, Fat Bear Week has recently come to the attention of mainstream media. Margaret McGuirk argues that this seemingly frivolous program in fact gives us an opportunity to revel in a queered view of nature.