Tag: environmental history
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The Factory, the Forest, and Folklore: The Origins of Hiking as a Radical Activity
Logan McKinnon explores how hiking can be understood as a radical act of reclaiming nature, fostering freedom and equality while challenging societal norms and structures.
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On the Wing: The Historical Partnership Between Raptors and Humans
Ailsa Fraser explores the historical relationship between humans and raptors, particularly through falconry. This piece discusses the decline and resurgence of raptor populations, the evolution of falconry practices, and towards the ethical debates surrounding animal training and hunting in contemporary society.
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The flammable nature of Malibu beach: A brief history of California’s wildfires in the early 20th century.
Malibu Beach is a picturesque icon of the California coastline, but its urban development has been contested by consistent wildfires. Ishaabhya Tripathi discusses the politics behind the development of Malibu and how the community formed around environmental disasters.
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The Final Frontier? Legacies of Colonialism in Space Exploration
Space exploration has been a significant development of the last century. Ailsa Fraser explores the sustainability and environmental implications of space travel today, as well as linking it to histories of colonialism.
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Book Review – The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan
Peter Frankopan’s The Earth Transformed explores the role of the climate across a vast span of history. Ailsa Fraser discusses the book and its contributions to environmental history.
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Poppyheads
In this fiction piece, Ailsa Fraser imagines the situation of a family living in the English Fens, a century after the Draining of the Fens.
Retrospect Journal 