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Celebrated author Robert Macfarlane discusses his latest book, Underland, which journeys deep underground to look for answers. The post Adventures in the Underland: A Conversation with Robert Macfarlane appeared first on Edge Effects.

Acclaimed animal studies scholar Lori Gruen takes stock of the field and discusses her new collection, Critical Terms for Animal Studies. The post The Future of Animal Studies: A Conversation with Lori Gruen appeared first on Edge Effects.

An environmental historian explains why, for Vietnam’s rubber plantations and plantation workers, the specifics of colonialism, geography, and ecology matter. The post How Rubber Plantations Reshaped Vietnam: A Conversation with Michitake Aso appeared first on Edge Effects.

Artist and writer Sunaura Taylor charts a path toward disability and animal liberation by rethinking care and interdependence, understanding the environmental and physical burdens of our food systems, and more. The post Where Disability Rights and Animal Rights Meet: A Conversation with Sunaura Taylor appeared first on Edge Effects.

Farming has been a part of Black freedom struggles for a long time. It's always been about much more than growing food. The post Food Is Just the Beginning: A Conversation with Monica White appeared first on Edge Effects.

Artist Monica Haller explores the Mississippi River as an Anthropocene site with intimate ties to her own family history. She records the underwater sounds of this historical waterway to trace connections between the river and legacies of slavery, philosophies of ownership, and environmental racism. The post Recording the Mississippi Soundscape: A Conversation with Monica Haller appeared first on Edge Effects.

Plantations discipline both plants and people. Two scholars reckon with the Plantationocene to develop a shared vision of multispecies justice. The post Reflections on the Plantationocene: A Conversation with Donna Haraway and Anna Tsing appeared first on Edge Effects.

Two urban geographers discuss decolonization in theory and practice, the politics of water and infrastructure, and the social sides of environmental science. The post Decolonizing Infrastructure in India and the US: A Conversation with Malini Ranganathan appeared first on Edge Effects.

The award-winning author and Professor Emeritus of Literature and Creative Writing discusses storytelling during environmental crisis, legacies of Japanese incarceration, and why ethnographies are environmental writing. The post What Counts as Environmental Storytelling: A Conversation with Karen Tei Yamashita appeared first on Edge Effects.

The acclaimed writer of the bestselling Mars trilogy and Red Moon models possible futures in his science fiction for a biosphere of eight billion people, seeking new solutions for global emergencies. The post There’s No Sheriff on This Planet: A Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson appeared first on Edge Effects.