Tag: History
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From Trash Trade to Waste Colonialism: A Conversation with Simone Müller
in PodcastsPaul Sutter interviews Simone Müller about the famous case of the Khian Sea, a “renegade ship” carrying waste and trying to dock in different countries. The ship reveals the many contradictions within environmental movements and policies.
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Ten Hidden Gems From the Edge Effects Archives
in ChecklistsThe editorial board recommends environmental readings from the archives—on topics ranging from the Anthropocene to environmental art to blue humanities.
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(Dis)Placement of German Heritage in New Ulm, Minnesota
in EssaysFrom the high vantage point of the “Hermann the German” statue in New Ulm, Minnesota, Ryan Hellenbrand and Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand explore the settler stories inscribed on stolen Dakota homeland, casting a thought-provoking spotlight on the intricate tapestry of history and belonging in the region.
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A Call For Humanities at the Seabed
in EssaysInspired by recent debates about deep sea mining, Killian Quigley, Charne Lavery, Laurence Publicover discuss the urgency of what they call a “critical seabed studies.”
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Who Breathes in the Andes?
in EssaysClimatotherapy was a popular treatment for respiratory disease in 20th century Peru, but José Ignacio Mogrovejo shows how its history reveals structural inequalities in the country’s healthcare system.
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Reforging Gun Culture in the American West: A Conversation with Bryce Andrews
in PodcastsWriter, rancher, and farmer Bryce Andrews discusses his newest book Holding Fire, which traces his personal story of grappling with the history of guns and violence in the American West.
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Work, Play, and Elephants in South Florida’s Leisure Landscape
in EssaysTwo elephants came to live in Miami Beach with resort guests in the 1920s, troubling the divides between humans and animals, work and play. Anna Vemer Andrzejewski examines the ambiguous role these elephants occupied in Florida’s leisure landscape.
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The Violence of Gated Communities in Buenos Aires’s Wetlands
in EssaysReal estate developments emulating U.S.-style master-planned communities are popular in Buenos Aires. Mara Dicenta unpacks the violence such developments enact on the environment and the community, as well as the resurgence against them.
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The Transformative and Hungry Technologies of Copper Mining
in EssaysRobrecht Declercq and Duncan Money, editors of the recent book Born With a Copper Spoon, explore the past and future relationship between mining technologies and the environment.
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The Boy and The Bird
in EssaysNancy J. Jacobs explores the thought-provoking, tragic relationship between enslaved Africans and the African grey parrot in eighteenth century European portraiture.