Rachel Carson Scholarship—Where Next?
Maril Hazlett calls for a more critical and nuanced reassessment of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, examining both its impact and its limitations in reaching diverse sectors of society.
ecocriticism
“Ecocomics: Vivid Worlds in Images and Text”
The essay acquaints readers with an ecocritical approach to comics by close reading three recent “ecocomics” with an emphasis on thematic and formal features.
A Dialogue on Form, Knowledge, and Representation
Gregg Mitman and Rob Nixon challenge the rigidity of disciplinary boundaries, which restrict alternative ways of knowing the world.
Can Environmental Humanities Help Make a Better World?
In this piece, Paul Holm reflects on the relevance of environmental-humanities research in addressing contemporary environmental challenges.
Critique, Practice, and Ecologies of the Future: A Vision for Environmental Studies in the Humanities
In his essay, Edward Murphy encourages scholars of environmental studies to move beyond traditional confines of academic specialization and fragmentation.
In Praise of In- and Ill-Disciplinarity, Hybrid Vigor, and Porosity
This reflection illustrates how inter- and transdisciplinarity in the environmental humanities can operate in a transformative way.
The Simplicity Complex
SueEllen Campbell argues that effective simplification is needed to promote high-quality information.
Toward a Problem-Centered Approach to Environmental Studies: Challenges and Prospects
In the essay, Thomas Lekan advocates for a problem-centered approach to foster better scholarship and collaboration.
Transdisciplinarity: Co-Creation of Knowledge for the Future
In the essay, Claudia R. Binder highlights the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach to build knowledge for the future.
Multidisciplinarity, Interdisciplinarity, Indisciplinarity, and Transdisciplinarity: Similarities and Differences
In this essay, Basarab Nicolescu explores diverse concepts and perspectives for addressing real-world problems.