Far Away, So Close
Claudia Leal reflects on her intellectual formation through childhood travels in Colombia and later work in education and biodiversity conservation.
Claudia Leal reflects on her intellectual formation through childhood travels in Colombia and later work in education and biodiversity conservation.
Donald Worster recounts his trajectory from a Dust Bowl refugee in California to a foundational figure in environmental history.
Sherry Johnson examines how lived experiences of hurricanes in Miami shape both collective memory and her scholarly trajectory in environmental history.
Sarah Cameron examines her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Russian Far East, focusing on local practices of food production and environmental adaptation.
Shen Hou reflects on the influence of Donald Worster’s Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s on his understanding of environmental history.
Thomas Lekan examines the history of wildlife conservation through the figure of Bernhard Grzimek and the creation of the Serengeti as a protected tourist landscape.
Shiho Satsuka investigates the cultural and ecological significance of the matsutake mushroom in Japan.
J. R. McNeill reflects on his journey into environmental history.
Lawrence Culver reflects on his time as a Carson Fellow in Munich, examining the similarities and differences that Munich and his
Clapperton Chakanetsa Mayhunga reinterprets African environmental practices by foregrounding indigenous knowledge and innovation.