In Aotearoa New Zealand, wallabies are invasive pests. In a world of “multispecies” relationship, what does it mean to be an invader? What forms of care, cruelty, and gendered violence emerge in the name of ecological protection?
A Platform on Representation, Engagement, and Community
Author: Katie Kung
Katie is a PhD candidate in Environmental Humanities at the Rachel Carson Centre, LMU Munich, and an affiliate with the International Doctoral Programme at the University of Augsburg. Her research explores invasive species and the violent care that it often invokes for a certain vision of ecological future.
Wait, What Was So Monstrous About Fatberg?
Unbeknownst to many, beneath the surface, an intricate network of calcified entanglements emerges, encapsulating fragments of our material history from both past and present, woven together by the mundane acts of flushing, washing, and draining.