Old and New Patterns of the Anthropocene
Jan Zalasiewicz presents the mounting evidence of the Anthropocene as a proposed geological epoch and points to the possible trajectories of planet Earth.
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Interview with Heather Davis, author of Plastic Matter
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Heather Davis is interviewed on his recent book, Plastic Matter.
Interview with Allison Cobb, author of Plastic: An Autobiography
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Allision Cobb is interviewed on her book, Plastic: An Autobiography.
ASLE EcoCast: Plastic, Plastic Everywhere: Poetry and Conversation with Craig Santos Perez
In this episode of ASLE’s official podcast, Jemma Deer and Brandon Galm interviews Craig Santos Perez, poet and English professor at the University of Hawai’i, Mānoa.
Plastic Milk Bags and the Abandonment of a Hungarian Wood Pasture
Arcadia, Spring 2021, no. 2
"Introduction: Toxic Embodiment and Feminist Environmental Humanities"
In this introduction to a special section on toxic embodiment, Olga Cielemęcka and Cecilia Åsberg examine variously situated bodies, land- and waterscapes, and their naturalcultural interactions with toxicity.
Crosscurrents episode 2: “The Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR)”
The second episode of the Crosscurrents podcast series focuses on how the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR) approaches issues of social justice and equity in their research.
Crosscurrents episode 1: "Petrocultures"
The first episode of the Crosscurrents podcast series focuses on the impact of oil on 20th-century plastic production, geopolitical conflict, and culture.
Plastic China
A woman and her family live next to a recycling plant in China, in mountains of plastic waste from Asia, Europe, and the U.S.This documentary reveals the lives of those on the fringes of global capitalist realities, a far cry from the communist dream.
Making a Green Machine: The Infrastructure of Beverage Container Recycling
Finn Arne Jørgensen examines the development of the Scandinavian beverage container deposit-refund system, which has the highest return rates in the world, from 1970 to the present day. He reveals the challenges faced when the system was exported internationally and explores the critical role of technological infrastructures and consumer convenience in modern recycling.