Syllabi in Environment and Society
Short profiles of university and course syllabi, and collaborative syllabi projects on Environment and Society.
environmentalism
“Radical Environmentalism’s Print History: From Earth First! to Wild Earth.”
In this essay (updated in 2019), Bron Taylor offers background about the events that gave rise to the Earth First! movement and reviews some of the watershed moments in its history, including its print publications.
A Dialogue on Form, Knowledge, and Representation
Gregg Mitman and Rob Nixon challenge the rigidity of disciplinary boundaries, which restrict alternative ways of knowing the world.
Can Environmental Humanities Help Make a Better World?
In this piece, Paul Holm reflects on the relevance of environmental-humanities research in addressing contemporary environmental challenges.
Critique, Practice, and Ecologies of the Future: A Vision for Environmental Studies in the Humanities
In his essay, Edward Murphy encourages scholars of environmental studies to move beyond traditional confines of academic specialization and fragmentation.
In Praise of In- and Ill-Disciplinarity, Hybrid Vigor, and Porosity
This reflection illustrates how inter- and transdisciplinarity in the environmental humanities can operate in a transformative way.
The Simplicity Complex
SueEllen Campbell argues that effective simplification is needed to promote high-quality information.
Toward a Problem-Centered Approach to Environmental Studies: Challenges and Prospects
In the essay, Thomas Lekan advocates for a problem-centered approach to foster better scholarship and collaboration.
Transdisciplinarity: Co-Creation of Knowledge for the Future
In the essay, Claudia R. Binder highlights the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach to build knowledge for the future.
Reconciling Theory and Practice: Transdisciplinary Insights from an Indigenous Case Study
In this essay, Angela Kreutz explores a transdisciplinary approach through a case study.