Tag: Environmentalism
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American Ecofascism: A Conversation with Alexander Menrisky
in PodcastsAlexander Menrisky speaks with Sarah Jaquette Ray about his recent book on the role of nonpartisan, everyday ecofascism in the U.S., from the nineteenth century to the present day.
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Knowledge Politics and the Making of Indian Environmental History: A Conversation with Ramachandra Guha
in PodcastsLaleh Ahmad speaks with Ramachandra Guha on his new book, Speaking with Nature (2024). They discuss the history of environmentalism in India and how it differs from the West, especially through key thinkers’ intertwining of social justice and nature.
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Getting Kinky With Ecology
in EssaysDeveloping a theory of kink ecology, Madeleine Bavley imagines a more pleasurable future for the environmental movement.
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The Green Imagination in Board Game Landscapes
in EssaysEvelyn Ramiel shows how board game geographies can invite players to consider their role in the intertwined politics of human and environmental history.
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How Being “an Environmentalist” Became an Identity
in EssaysIn the 1960s, environmentalists often pitted the “natural self” against “artificial” social identities like race, class, and gender. Alexander Menrisky argues that this vocabulary still obscures issues of environmental justice in the U.S. today.
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This Land Is “Our Land”: Nationalism & Exclusion in Outdoor Recreation
Environmental nationalism has shaped US public lands and outdoor recreation. Jesse Ritner outlines its roots and imagines a way forward.
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The Queer Ecology of Steven Universe
in EssaysWhen the revolution is won, what comes next? In the popular Cartoon Network show Steven Universe, Gardiner Brown finds a model for queer environmental care.
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Remixing Environmental Icons for a Better Future
in EssaysFifty years after the first Earth Day, how have environmental campaigns changed? Alexandra Lakind cautions against stereotypes that focus on the personal instead of the structural.
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OK, Doomers! The Climate Generation Has Arrived
in EssaysThe climate generation is coming of age. Sarah Jaquette Ray, author of A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety, explains what older generations have to learn.
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Eight Online Environmental Archives to Bookmark
in ChecklistsThese digital environmental archives offer a range of approaches to environmental histories, cultural practices, and ecological changes.