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.
Tagged: Food and Agriculture
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.
Tapping the Past for California’s Water Future
California’s current drought offers an occasion for rethinking how our relationship to the past can help us confront crisis.
Planning with the People: Jess Gilbert on the “Intended” New Deal
In an interview about his new book, “Planning Democracy,” Jess Gilbert challenges the perceived divide between experts and citizens.
