Multimedia | book excerpt
The Swamp of East Naples: Environmental History of an Unruly Suburb
Excerpt from the The Swamp of East Naples.
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Multimedia | podcast
Interview with Rocio Gomez, author of Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Rocio Gomez is interviewed on her book, Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946.
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Of Ghost Nets and the Haunting at Nissum Bredning
This article follows “the Danish Society for a Living Sea” and their engagement with ghost nets and “local haunting dynamics.”
Multimedia | film profile
What is Environmental History?
In this short video, Jan Oosthoek presents the field of environmental history.
Multimedia | podcast
Interview with Heather Davis, author of Plastic Matter
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Heather Davis is interviewed on his recent book, Plastic Matter.
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Hostage to Nuclear Power Plants: Weekly Funeral Procession Protest at the Wolsong Nuclear Power Plants, Gyeongju, South Korea
The residents near Wolsong Nuclear Power Plants at Gyeongju, South Korea, protest to claim their rights to live with dignity.
Multimedia | journal article
“Deadly Affairs: An Art Exhibition about Toxicity”
In this article, historian Kate Brown considers the connections between plants, biospheres, and the politics of breathing. “What can the history of controlled environments tell us,” she asks, “about how we understand the planet today?”
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Climate Change and Pastoral Nomads: Feedback Loops in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
This article focuses on the complicated interactions between climate change and the lives of people in and near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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The Struggle for Air: Mining, Dust, and Death on the South African Rand
Underground mining on South Africa’s Rand transformed the air.
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Hydroelectric Power and the Ashio Copper Mine
This article explores the history and effects of the (hydro)electrification of the Ashio Copper Mine.