Depth, then and now, carries powerful associations: richer deposits, economic promise, technological mastery, and often the projection of European or western expertise.
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Axes on the Ground: Wolves and Women on the North American Frontier
Nineteenth-century US print media is rife with interactions between white settlers and the wolves they slaughtered. Print played host to the evolutions of folkloric villains, heroes, and gender norms in ways that directly impacted national identity and settler conceptions of the so-called American frontier. North American frontiers provided an opportunity for settler women to embody gender roles different from those handed down to them in European folklore. What would we learn about these ideas by approaching the settler women with blood on their hands?
Os Danos para o Ambiente e para os Guarani no Cerrado Durante a Ditadura Militar
A ditadura militar no Brasil desempenhou um papel significativo na devastação do bioma do Cerrado e na violência contra aqueles que há muito protegem as suas terras—as comunidades indígenas que resistem há séculos.
Injuries to the Environment and the Guarani in Cerrado during Brazil’s Military Dictatorship
The military dictatorship in Brazil played a significant role in the devastation of the Cerrado biome and the violence against those who have long protected their lands—the Indigenous communities who have resisted for centuries.
The case for weighing voles on your vacation
Visualize your dream vacation. Maybe you’re stretched out on a towel, listening to waves swell and crash on a sandy shore. Or taking the first bite of a still-warm, flaky croissant on a hotel balcony […]
The vernacular is not barbaric
Even their indigenous name, the Amazigh, has been colonized. But, what can the Amazigh, a culture that has lived sustainably for over 20,000 years, teach us about our fight against climate change and sustainable living?
Embracing an Atypical Approach to Invasion Science
A Methodological Misunderstanding “The analysis is currently very descriptive and is not sufficiently robust.” I received this disappointing feedback after defending my PhD thesis to a panel of examiners in July 2024. I had spent […]
Fluctuating and Fragmented: The History of Regulating the Tidal Salt Marsh near Wood Island in East Boston, Massachusetts
East Boston has the largest amount of made land in the City of Boston. It was originally comprised of five islands connected by acres of fluctuating tidal marshes and flats. The history of the Great Marsh exemplifies centuries of efforts to regulate and control the ambiguous space between land and sea.