Suburban Commuters, Urban Polluters
The migration of African Americans to cities and the rise of a commuter culture in the suburbs were shaped by one transformative technology: the automobile.
Tagged: Race and Ethnicity
Transparent Walls: The Work of Do Ho Suh
Four graduate students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison share their reflections on the work of Do Ho Suh.
The Itchy Ecology of Segregation: A Conversation with Dawn Biehler
For many of us, mosquitos are an annoying fact of life in the summer. But for Dawn Biehler, they are also a symptom of social inequality.
Nature and the Rules of Race: A Conversation with Carolyn Finney
The importance of storytelling in elucidating and challenging understandings of race and the environment.
The Land Doesn’t Hate: A Conversation with Lauret Savoy
A geologist turned award-winning writer reflects on the marks racism has left on the American landscape.
Edgy Stuff: October 2016 Recommendations
October 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Wasting Space: Composting for Change in New York
A compost organization in New York City offers up an alternative vision of urban green space and waste labor.
Edgy Stuff: July 2016 Recommendations
July 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
From White Privilege to White Supremacy: An Illustrated Interview with Laura Pulido
Pursuing environmental justice requires recognizing the varied forms of racism.
Rethinking Girodet’s Portrait of Citizen Belley
A late eighteenth-century painting of a moment that never happened illuminates our complex struggles with how to “deal with” the past.
