Arcadia
Poles of Exploration and Exploitation: Olaudah Equiano in the Arctic
This essay proposes that Olaudah Equiano’s account of a 1773 Arctic voyage doubles as a critique of exploration and exploitation.
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Borne by the River: Canoeing the Delaware from Headwaters to Home
In a combination of different genres, this book accounts for life and environment along the Delaware River.
Multimedia | journal article
“Walking, Drawing, Designing: Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell’s Drawing Stick and Eighteenth-Century Landscape Gardens”
An article on the methods of German landscape gardener Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell (1750–1823).
Multimedia | film profile
Decent Work in Darjeeling
This documentary tells the story of the porters in the Eastern Himalayas.
Multimedia | film profile
The Landhaus Cohort 2023/24, Winter Research Forum Film
This short film documents the experience of the RCC Landhaus fellows in 2023 and 2024.
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Dreams of Optimizing the Ocean: The 1970 Deepsea Ventures Mining Test and Artificial Upwelling
In contrast to today’s environmental concerns, the first deep-sea-mining environmental impact assessment, undertaken in the early 1970s, focused on the potential positive side effects.