Coconuts: Catalysts of Conflict
A peek into the past reveals how coconuts went from colonial cash crop to a means of resistance in Southeast Asia during the twentieth century.
Tagged: Food and Agriculture
Edgy Stuff: March 2016 Recommendations
March 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Working Concepts: A Conversation with Sarah Besky
A conversation about labor: labor on tea plantations, the labor of language, and the ways in which the Anthropocene invites labor-focused inquiry.
Edgy Stuff: February 2016 Recommendations
A special edition of our February 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board, honoring Black History Month.
Stories of Champions
A poem for Champion the turkey, who escaped the Thanksgiving table.
Edgy Stuff: October 2015 Recommendations
October 2015 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
From Jack-O’-Lantern to Pumpkin Pie: The Surprising History of a Favorite Fall Icon
Historian Cindy Ott explains the unique political, economic, and symbolic roles the pumpkin has played in American culture.
Edgy Stuff: August 2015 Recommendations
August 2015 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Being With Bees
A beekeeper struggles to make sense of aggression from her typically docile insect charges.
Edgy Stuff: June 2015 Recommendations
June 2015 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
