When Courtney Fullilove looks inside a seed, she sees Mennonite farmers, Comanche agriculture, and Echinacea patents. Her new book, “The Profit of the Earth,” shows that the genes of a seed can narrate the history of American empire.
The acclaimed cultural critic and author of “After Nature” set off to explore the uncharted depths of the Anthropocene. But he found Thoreau there waiting for him.
Even with the impacts of the Anthropocene, it would be hubristic not to realize that ice and sky will far outlast anything so puny as humanity.
During this period of rapid political change, glass and Morse code provide mediums for reflection on the environment and extinction.
A writer’s poignant reflections on care and healing. What might happen if we all turned toward, instead of away?
A new book surveys 150 novels about climate change and makes the case for the virtues of cli-fi.
A conference in China brings graduate students from around the world together to discuss environmental transformation.
How do species extinctions past and present affect our daily lives? What can we do to connect to environmental change?
How Emily Dickinson might tell the story of the Anthropocene.
March 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
