Aligator Alcatraz is both a continuation of the past and a harbinger of a dark future. Alexandra White explores the history of carceral ecology from plantations to this modern detention center and argues that in this era of climate collapse, land becomes a natural prison.
El Antropoceno da nombre al cambio ambiental provocado por la acción humana. El Plantacionoceno sitúa el colonialismo, el capitalismo y las jerarquías raciales persistentes en el centro de la conversación y se pregunta qué modos de resistencia, pasados y futuros, podrían surgir.
Entonces… ¿por qué elegimos “Edge Effects” (Efectos de Borde) como nombre para la Revista oficial del CHE?
U.S. cities were built with and around horse-human-machine assemblages. Bri Meyer explores the one-time prominence and lasting impact of “cyborg” equine labor on Madison, Wisconsin.
A gift for navigating our present: Academic faculty recommend new and old books, films, and exhibits that critically reflect on environmental futures and futurity.
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.
In this exhibit, Christopher Conz and Christina Balch use archival materials and art to humanize the stories of migrant mining workers of southern Africa and reflect on the environments in which they live, work, die, and resist.
Benjamin Chin-Hung Kao looks beyond the often-cutesy appearance of bears in Japanese popular culture to discover their role in the country’s violent colonial history and present.
God, pet, and research subject, axolotls transgress Western dualisms. Alex Ventimilla explores what these creatures tell us about science, companionship, and life in the Anthropocene.
In this special episode, Edge Effects and the SustainUW Podcast team collaborate to discuss the history of Earth Day in the United States, bring a glimpse of Earth Fest celebrations on UW-Madison’s campus, and underline the importance of embracing environmental protection beyond just April 22.
