Abolition and the work ahead
In our class period today we will be completing a group reading and reflecting – on the semester, on abolition, and on our work forward. We will be reading from the collection Abolition for the People, a project produced by…
Post election reflections
How are we doing post election? How has the election changed our strategies for organizing? Today, we’ll reflect on last week, discussing the entanglements between science, politics, and organizing. In particular: How do you define science, neutrality, and politics? Have…
Science, politics, and the election
Our readings for next week are up on Perusall. It is a combination of four editorials recently published by major science journals: the New England Journal of Medicine, Science, Nature, and Scientific American. They are endorsements for president – which…
Considerations of research justice: (neo)colonial research and a self-reflection activity
Our reading for next Monday is up on Perusall: Minasny et al. 2020: Global soil science research collaboration in the 21st century: Time to end helicopter research. The pdf is also available online here. It’s a short 4-page piece in…
The More-Than-Human World Part 2: Entangled Species
Our reading for next Monday, Alexa M. Dare and C. Vail Fletcher’s ‘A Bird’s Eye View of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge Occupation: Nonhuman Agency and Entangled Species’ is up on Perusall. As you read, consider the following questions: What connections did…
The More-Than-Human World Part 1: Aphro-Ism
For next week we are reading a short section from the book Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters. The readings are up on Perusall, so please add comments and questions as you read. The…
Dorceta Taylor’s Toxic Communities
This week, we’ve posted two chapters from Dorcetta Taylor’s Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility in Perusall. Please read and comment on Chapter two concerning the nature of Environmental Justice work, considering the questions below: Who has…
Black Lives Matter: Connecting Themes Through Art and Abolition
We want to start by acknowledging that we are all reverberating with feelings of injustice following the recent failure to hold police officers accountable for the murder of Breonna Taylor. If you are able, consider donating to the Louisville Bail…
The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments
This week, we’re reading Schell et al. (2020), The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments. We’ll be using Perusall to collaboratively annotate the article before class. In small groups during class, we’ll discuss: Major themes from…
Exploring power and bias using collaborative annotations
This week we have two readings concerning support for Black, Indigenous, and people of color in ecology. We’re using these readings to explore and discuss how power and bias influence relationships on multiple scales of interaction. Elevate, don’t assimilate, to…