environmentalism

In ‘First Reformed’, a Suffering Minister Watches the World Burn

In ‘First Reformed’, a Suffering Minister Watches the World Burn

In Paul Schrader's stark story of a spiritual apocalypse, Ethan Hawke's minister finds more to believe in an eco-activist's radicalism than his own pulpit.

Bridging the Ontological Gap: The Appeal to Emotion in the BBC’s ‘Blue Planet II’

Bridging the Ontological Gap: The Appeal to Emotion in the BBC’s ‘Blue Planet II’

To get people to care about the planet they must feel a connection to it. In this, the BBC Blue Planet series succeeds.

‘Radio Free Vermont’ Showcases the Political Power of Ordinary People

‘Radio Free Vermont’ Showcases the Political Power of Ordinary People

Bill McKibben's novel asks readers to value resistance movements that embrace humor, creativity, and civility while inspiring activism as part of our everyday lives.

Soylent: Ingesting the Future

Soylent: Ingesting the Future

An exploration of lifestyle branding for the coming environmental apocalypse.

Cloud Cult: Love

Subversive Sexology: A Conversation with Annie Sprinkle

Trembling in the Web of ‘Robinson in Ruins’

Trembling in the Web of ‘Robinson in Ruins’

Robinson in Ruins is a world of grass verges on the edges of motorways, the margins of towns, and the unsettled and unsettling spaces in semi-derelict conditions.

It’s Not Easy Being Green: Swamp Thing, Ecology and the (Sometimes Slimy) Nature of Being

It’s Not Easy Being Green: Swamp Thing, Ecology and the (Sometimes Slimy) Nature of Being

Swamp Thing challenges readers to question how our understanding of our existence is, in part, defined by how we see our relationship to the natural, non-human world.

Tropic of Capricorn by Simon Reeve

Will Environmental Book ‘With Speed and Violence’ Thrill or Frighten?

Environmental Film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Chills Your Blood