The decimation of the Bengal Tiger, the national animal of both India and Bangladesh, already started in the colonial period through big game hunting, which depleted the numbers of tigers beyond recovery.
Environmental History Now.
A Platform on Representation, Engagement, and Community
Touring Tough Oil: A Reflection on the Infrastructure of Offshore Energy
This year, I had a somewhat unusual birthday request. During a beach trip with my partner and friends down to Galveston, Texas, I asked that we visit the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum.
Am I the “Nature Faker?”: Defining Myself in an Academic World
As long as I gain some sort of enjoyment from learning about the environment’s impact on history, should that be enough to consider myself an environmental historian? I believe so. It will just have to include dogs.
Virginal Lands and Bodies: Colonial Domination of Nature and Purity
The historical, and continued, intertwining of white supremacy, colonization, and Christianity has created an interconnected web of oppression and domination.
Invisible Disaster?: Writing Air Pollution into the Disaster Pantheon
Originally inspired by my dissertation research on the historical development of Mexico City’s persistent air pollution problem, this reflection recentely took on a renewed sense of urgency.
