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A new book, Border Land, Border Water: A History of Construction on the U.S.–Mexico Divide, traces border histories by looking to bridges as well as walls. The post When a River Is a Border: A Conversation with C.J. Alvarez appeared first on Edge Effects.

Bathsheba Demuth discusses her new book, Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait, and Arctic histories of ecological crisis and hope. The post Arctic Ecologies, Then and Now: A Conversation with Bathsheba Demuth appeared first on Edge Effects.

The National Vegetarian Museum celebrates Chicago's vegetarian past with a traveling exhibit about the vegetarian firsts of the Second City and beyond. The post Chicago’s Deep History of Vegetarianism: A Conversation with Connie Johnston and Kay Stepkin appeared first on Edge Effects.

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.