Taxidermy as EcoGothic Horror: Five Questions for Christy Tidwell
Christy Tidwell traces the history of taxidermy, its connections to the Gothic horror genre in pop culture, and its spooky connotations.
Tagged: Interviews
Maroon Geographies, Black Placemaking, and Abolitionist Futures: A Conversation with Celeste Winston
Elijah Levine speaks with Celeste Winston about marronage as a placemaking practice. By drawing on connections across time, the conversation reveals how Black folks in the United States build lasting infrastructures to disrupt power structures.
Centering Islands in a Rising Ocean: A Conversation with Christina Gerhardt
Samm Newton interviews Dr. Christina Gerhardt about her 2023 book Sea Change, which is a collection of essays, a history of connection, and a window into island nations facing an uncertain future.
There’s Something About the Bike: A Conversation with Bob Giordano
Streets are political spaces. Bob Giordano tells why bikes and other modes of sustainable transportation make them safer and more equitable.
Edge Effects, One Million Views Later
Past and present managing editors of Edge Effects reflect on the magazine’s history and celebrate how far it has come since launching in 2014.
American Apocalyptic: A Conversation with Jessica Hurley
Beyond “doom bros” and end-of-history narratives, Jessica Hurley’s new book looks to the stories Black, queer, Indigenous, and Asian American writers tell about nuclear infrastructures and the radical politics of futurelessness.
Framing Asian Suffering in an Anti-Black World: A Conversation with Claire Jean Kim
Political science scholar Claire Jean Kim outlines how COVID-19 came to be racialized and discusses the implications of foregrounding anti-Asian harassment and violence in an anti-Black society.
Surviving the Pandemic in Prison
Prisoner and abolitionist Lawrence Jenkins describes the struggles of being incarcerated during COVID-19 and the heightened risk, fear, and racial violence of life on the inside.
Living with Floods: A Conversation with Caroline Gottschalk Druschke
The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin experienced historic flood events in late summer 2018. To commemorate the third anniversary of these floods, Caroline Gottschalk Druschke shares how the oral history project Stories from the Flood helped with community healing in the aftermath.
At the Mouth of the Menominee River: A Conversation with Anahkwet (Guy Reiter)
Anahkwet (Guy Reiter) discusses how Menominee language, culture, and history shape his work protecting the Menominee and Wolf Rivers.
