In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Christina Gerhardt is interviewed on her recent book, Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean.
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This article discusses the intimate connection between seeds and landscapes through networks of non-corporate farmers, experts, politicians, and agricultural companies.
In this Springs article, environmental historian Shen Hou considers the shore lives of both Qingdao and Los Angeles.
In this Springs article, environmental historian Donald Worster delves into the material events behind cultural imaginaries in China, while asking for an ecological civilization. “Can humans learn, by subordinating their appetites to their brains, how to live on this earth intelligently and ethically?”
In this Springs article, Elin Kelsey reflects on how she first started to sleep outside, and how it brought her closer to her environment.
In this Springs article, Miles Powell discusses the history of shark fishing and the impact it had on shark populations as well as how these practices have evolved to this day.
In this Springs article, historian Jane Carruthers explores the history and impact of energy injustice in South Africa.
In this Springs article, historian J. R. McNeill considers Chicago’s steel industry both past and present, and the history of the land.
This short piece by former Rachel Carson Center fellow Lisa Sideris is a contribution to the Great Transition Initiative’s forum Big History and Great Transition.
A book by Christina Gerhardt that weaves together essays, maps, art, and poetry to show us—and make us see—island nations in a warming world.