Syllabi in Environment and Society
Short profiles of university and course syllabi, and collaborative syllabi projects on Environment and Society.
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“One Woman’s Waste Is Another Woman’s Treasure: A Conversation with Kim Curtis”
Sometimes the link between environmental issues and creative action is a matter of personal expression. In “One Woman’s Waste Is Another Woman’s Treasure,” Regina M. Bichler, a waste and sustainability researcher, interviews the artist Kim Curtis on using environmental struggles and successes as artistic inspiration. Their conversation spans Curtis’s multimedia artworks, political strategies for minimizing environmental harms, and the roles that individuals must play in crafting ecological futures.
“Resistance Does Not Go to Waste”
Introduction to the special issue “Garbage, Discarded Governmentalities, and the Ecosystem—Tensions and Resistances.”
“Recycling Cultures in India: Studying Electronic and Textile Waste”
Recyclable waste in India is dealt with in traditional ways and could serve as a model for sustainable waste management in the Global North.
Garbocracy: Towards a Great Human Collapse
Green Me Up, JJ: Advice for Greenies in a Complicated World
Jenny Price writes to her nephew Jake, using humor to connect his love of frisbee with everyday environmental responsibility and practical actions.
A Letter to the Citizens of Hangzhou
Environmental historian Fei Sheng, a native of Hangzhou, addresses this city’s citizens to consider balancing economic growth with environmental protection while expressing hope for Hangzhou’s future.
Plastics in the Peaks: The Hidden Threat to Himalayan Wildlife
Arcadia, Summer 2025, no. 5
“Spent Earth”
“Seeing with a Forager’s Eye: A Conversation with Martin Saxer”
Martin Saxer introduces his project “Foraging at the Edge of Capitalism” detailing how his team works and what foraging means to them.