Arcadia
American Cockroaches, Racism, and the Ecology of the Slave Ship
Garcia follows the migration of the American cockroach from its tropical origins in western Africa via slave ships to the New World.
Garcia follows the migration of the American cockroach from its tropical origins in western Africa via slave ships to the New World.
Rather than revealing the power of nature to shape human history, yellow fever is a disease that historically entangles nature and culture.
This essay proposes that Olaudah Equiano’s account of a 1773 Arctic voyage doubles as a critique of exploration and exploitation.