What ethical, environmental, and economic factors shape the palate politics of food and diet in an increasingly unpure yet always more-than-human world?
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Insects, Stories and Songs on the Move: The Boll Weevil Phenomenon
In this post, I like to write about the connection between border-crossing animals, stories and popular culture, focusing on the story and folklore of the boll weevil, which conquered the cotton plantations of the American South.
Bogarak, Történetek És Dalok Mozgásban: A Gyapottokmányos Jelenség
Ebben a posztban országhatárokat átszelő élőlények, történetek és a populáris kultúra kapcsolatáról szeretnék írni, elsősorban az amerikai Dél gyapotültetvényeit (és a blues zenét) meghódító gyapottokmányos bogár történetéről.
Encountering Clams: An Experience of Ancient Knowledge and Present Subsistance
Clam digging is wholly dependent on the rhythms of the shore. Beds are exposed when the tide is low, which is itself related to the patterns of the moon. Lowest tides often happen to be in the middle of the night, especially during a full moon.
When Animals Attack
To flesh out the labor between humans and animals, I sometimes find myself struggling to write between the “real” and “representational” interactions I experience on farms and see on paper in the archive.