Smith, Olga, and Andrew Patrizio, eds. Methods for Ecocritical Art History. Manchester University Press, 2026. The book cover shows weeds on a Paris street, a photograph by artist Jean-Luc Moulène, whose work is the subject […]
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Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law: A Review
In Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of US Environmental Law, authors Alejandro E. Camacho and Brigham Daniels probe environmental legal history to understand the law’s troubled relationship to environmental degradation and protection, while uncovering the legal change that is needed to address the most pressing environmental challenges of our era, such as climate change.
The Origins of Geoengineering: A Review of Green Lands for White Men
McKittrick explores how seemingly peripheral, outlandish ideas become part of the mainstream popular and scientific imagination.
Sex Is a History: A Review of Performance all the Way Down by Richard O. Prum
As environmental historians, we can use this example to reaffirm the centrality of embodied humans at the centre of our narratives.
Collective Memory and Survivance
With an emphasis on place-based memory and naming, this volume brings forward deeply rooted and complex human relationships with language and the Northern landscape.
Hope and Dystopia: Learning from Climate Fiction
A new literary prize asks how storytelling can drive greater optimism – and action – in the face of climate change.