To Make a Farm
The documentary explores the lives of five young people who have decided to become small-scale farmers.
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Hybrid—One Man's Passion for Corn
The documentary film depicts the origins of plant hybridization in American farm-belt culture.
Raising Resistance
Raising Resistance tells the story of Paraguay’s small-scale farmers resistance against genetic soy enterprises.
Human-Animal Conflicts in Kerala: Elephants and Ecological Modernity on the Agrarian Frontier in South India
This article argues that in contemporary Wayanad in Kerala, southern India, human-animal relations are embedded in a history of ecological modernity composed of three modes of encounter between agrarian change (capitalist settler agriculture) and forest conservation (state-led and globalizing). It suggests that the notions of “frontier,” “fortress,” and (precarious) “conviviality” best capture the historical and emerging environmental relations in this environment of crisis.
Standing Silent Nation
The film deals with the sovereignty of native Americans and their farming community’s right to grow industrial hemp.
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is the story of an Americal traditional family farm turned organic agricultural enterprise.
Food, Inc.
Food, Inc. reveals surprising truths about what we eat, how it’s produced, and where we are going from here.
Food Fight
Food Fight looks at how American agricultural policy and food culture developed in the 20th century.
Our Daily Bread
The film depicts how modern food production companies employ technology to maximize efficiency, consumer safety, and profit.
Nuevas historias ambientales de América Latina y el Caribe
About this issue
Esta colección reúne a algunos de los académicos más destacados en el estudio de las historias ambientales de América Latina y el Caribe para proponer nuevas perspectivas sobre el desarrollo poscolonial del continente. Estos ensayos narran historias variadas de interacciones complejas entre grupos sociales, estados y sus ambientes, y proveen nuevos ángulos para enriquecer las interpretaciones más conocidas.
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