Beautiful Sludge as Queer Ecology
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Quinn Luthy found refuge in the Newtown Creek, a superfind site in New York City. Its toxic sludge and dandelion wilds harbor queer ecology and nonbinary resistance.
Tagged: Gender
Dark Fiction, Sinister Reality: A Conversation with Brenda Becette
In this bilingual podcast, Brenda Becette talks with Bri Meyer about the role of fiction in our dystopic reality. Becette’s short stories avenge women, children, and environment.
Knowledge Politics and the Making of Indian Environmental History: A Conversation with Ramachandra Guha
Laleh 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.
Más allá de los monocultivos del género, los horizontes transÂ
La lógica de las plantaciones le dan forma a nuestra vida. El género es hoy un monocultivo, pero Max D. López Toledano y Topaz Zega sugieren que cultivar policultivos del género nos ofrece nuevas maneras de florecer.
Gender and Glacial Agency in The Ice Sings Back
Maria Tane reviews feminist geographer and glaciologist M Jackson’s debut novel, which reveals a profound connection between melting ice and missing women.
Young, Queer Farmers Are Here to Change U.S. Agriculture
Today’s queer youth are more interested in farming than ever. Eliza Pessereau surveyed members of the Queer Farmer Listserv to understand their challenges and motivations for going “back to the land.”
Beyond Gender Monocultures, Toward Trans Horizons
The logic of plantations shape people’s lives. Gender has become a monoculture, but Max López Toledano and Topa Zenga argue that growing gender polycultures can offer a means of flourishing.
Blurring Barriers on Fire Island
Amelia Carter maps the shifting geography and queer ecologies of a popular gay resort spot.
Women Farmers Are Reshaping the Field in South Carolina
Through fieldwork interviews, Sarah Melotte learns how women in agriculture carve out room for themselves in an industry dominated by men.
Nuns, Farmers, and Enchanted Earth at the Sinsinawa Mound
Nuns and farmers work together at Sinsinawa Mound, seeking justice and enchantment in bean patches. Margaux Crider gives us an inside look.
