Tag: Violent Environments
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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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Hindustan Zinc and Corporate Social (Ir)Responsibility
in EssaysIn 2021 and 2022, Prerna Rana spoke with people in Udaipur, India whose livelihoods have been impacted negatively by both environmental pollution and the corporate social responsibility programs meant to mitigate that harm.
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Saving the Forest to Secure the Mine in Jamaica’s Cockpit Country
in EssaysMarie Widengård looks to critical border studies to understand how both extraction and conservation are at work in a contested area of Jamaica.
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Multispecies Grief in the Wake of Megafires
in EssaysA global coalition of authors articulate the environmental violence of megafires by focusing on the myriad experiences of multispecies grief in their wake.
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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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The Problem with Wind Farming on Rajasthan’s Sacred Lands
in EssaysOrans are sacred lands in the Thar Desert that are are being developed for wind energy projects. Nisha Paliwal argues that while wind energy is considered sustainable, it is experienced as violent extractivism by nearby village communities.
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Pandemics, Predation, and Crip Worldings
in EssaysMollie Holmberg takes crip lessons from philosopher Val Plumwood’s experience of being prey to a crocodile, pointing toward strategies for collective pandemic survival and resistance to environmental violence.
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Mapping the Unfree Labor of Prison Agriculture: A Conversation with Carrie Chennault and Josh Sbicca
in PodcastsPrison Agriculture Lab directors Carrie Chennault and Josh Sbicca discuss the ubiquity of carceral agriculture in the United States, its structuring logics of racial capitalism, and possibilities for abolitionist food futures.
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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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What Are Violent Environments?
in ChecklistsEdge Effects editors recommend readings and podcasts on violent environments in anticipation of our new themed series.