Arcadia

Arcadia, Autumn 2018, no. 26

Fishing for Souls: Water Technology and the Dutch Baroque

Lisa FitzGerald

This article examines how issues of representation and aesthetics have impacted the environmental history of early modern Europe.

Arcadia, Autumn 2018, no. 25

The Qianlong Emperor Hunting Hare: From the Qing Esthetics of Nature to an End of European Exceptionalism

Philippe Forêt

This article proposes a new definition of baroque to better understand the global dimensions of the representation of nature by the Qing dynasty.

Arcadia, Autumn 2018, no. 24

J. M. Rugendas’ Contribution to an Iconography of the Animal Condition in Nineteenth-Century Brazilian Society

Ana Lucia Camphora

A brief examination of how Rugendas’s artwork contributes to an understanding of the network of human and nonhuman animals in nineteenth-century Brazilian society.

Arcadia, Autumn 2018, no. 23

The Lake That Became a Sports Stadium

Harini Nagendra and Hita Unnikrishnan

The transformation of the Sampangi Lake into the present-day Sri Kanteerava Stadium.

Arcadia, Autumn 2018, no. 22

Blood in the Water: A Digital History Project on the Geography of Pontiac’s War, 1763

Brandon Clark

Digital tools reveal a geographic logic to the violence of Pontiac’s War.

Arcadia, Autumn 2018, no. 21

Beauties and Beasts: Whales in Portugal, from Early-Modern Monsters to Today’s Flagship Species

Cristina Brito

This article looks at changing perceptions of whales along the coasts of Portugal.

Arcadia, Summer 2018, no. 20

The Melting “Crown of the Continent”: Visual History of Glacier National Park

Dori Gorczyca, Salma Monani, and Sarah Principato

Detailing the converging human and geological histories of Glacier National Park, US, this article traces the demise of the park’s primary attraction, the glaciers.

Arcadia, Summer 2018, no. 19

Peyote Veneration in Challenging Times: Issues of Land and Access in South Texas

Servando Z. Hinojosa

Native American Church members need steady access to peyote, but demand for the plant has been outstripping supply.

Arcadia, Summer 2018, no. 18

Connection to Nature: The Experience of the Right of Public Access

Thomas Beery

Outdoor recreational access in the form of Swedish right to public access may provide people with the opportunity to connect to nature.

Arcadia, Summer 2018, no. 17

Landscape of Insecurity: The Intricacies of Environmental Changes in Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Niger Delta Region

Abosede Obowumi Babatunde

Once a benefit to humanity but now a scourge, the environment of the Niger Delta has been transformed into a haven for violence, militancy, and criminality.

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About Arcadia

Arcadia: Explorations in Environmental History is an open-access, peer-reviewed publication platform for short, illustrated, and engaging environmental histories. Embedded in a particular time and place, each story focuses on a site, event, person, organization, or species as it relates to nature and human society. By publishing digitally on the Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia promotes accessibility and visibility of original research in global environmental history and cognate disciplines.

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