UnderCurrents: Journal of Critical Environmental Studies (E-Journal - York University)
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"Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution" by Andrew Boyd and Dave Oswald Mitchell, eds.
No full textReview of Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution by Andrew Boyd and Dave Oswald Mitchell, eds. (2014, Between the Lines).Find full text in .pdf below
from the dust of their elder's bones
Full text linkcan you see me from behind your degreesearned within the neo-liberal political science discourse,earning letters after your name designating you as the expert on me...Find full piece in .pdf below
Excerpts from "City Disappearing"
Full text linkThe flood came while they were in bed,rain drops on the windows refracted the city lights on their covers.Their bodies were turned away from one another,the storm chucked torrents but the fight they hadthe night before was heavier water in the room... ......Find full piece in .pdf below
Lot Eight / Lote Ocho
Full text linkThis piece was submitted as a spoken-word poem. A recording can be found on UnderCurrents' SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/undercurrentsatyork/lot-eight-lote-ochoSpecial thanks to Ruben Esguerra, audio engineer on the recording.[Author's Note - Content warning: this poem discusses sexual, gendered, and other forms of violence.]Dedicated to the women of Lot 8 who are fighting like hell for justice not only on their land in Guatemala, but who have brought their historic fight into Canadian courts as well...Find full piece in .pdf below
Mercury, Water, PCB, DDT
Full text linkBeluga whales living in the St. Lawrence River estuary are so contaminated with toxins that their bodies, when they wash ashore, are treated as toxic waste. They are exposed to industrial pollution from the Great Lakes region, which empties into the St. Lawrence. Using chemical formulas and symbols for mercury, PCB, DDT, and water allowed me to depict the primary toxins found directly in this animal’s watery habitat. These chemical structures render scientific information and knowledge visible, which highlights the impact that we, as a species, have in the environment and the lives of other animals...Find full piece in .pdf below
Solidarity in Struggle: 32 years on... From Bhopal, India to Kanawha Valley, USA
Full text linkWith artwork by Kokila Bhattacharya A message to the people of Bhopal: We are writing you from the shadow of the Union Carbide plant at Institute, West Virginia. We are residents, professors, and college students who oppose MIC (methyl isocyanate) production in our community. Like you, we are people who need industry for jobs, and for the products that make our lives better. Like you, we now know that safety and health come first. May our common concern bond your community and ours for many years to come.- Estella Chandler, People Concerned About MIC (now called People Concerned About Chemical Safety), August 18th, 1985 (Chemical Valley)...Find full text in .pdf below
"Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy" by Stephen D'Arcy
Full text linkReview of Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy by Stephen D'Arcy (2013, Between the Lines).Find full text in .pdf below
Queer Theory for Lichens
Full text linkAn article published in The Quarterly Review of Biology in December 2012 ended with the sentence: “We are all lichens.” The article discusses symbiosis in organisms such as lichens as well as in humans, to argue that humans cannot be thought of as individuals by any biological criteria. In this article I follow this argument and offer a brief naturalcultural history of lichens to illustrate their argument and the work of biologist Lynn Margulis on symbiogenesis. Following this, I ask: if we have never been human – if we are all composites like lichens – then what does this mean for sexuality? I argue that lichens and other symbioses can open up a queer ecological perspective that can help counter the privileging of heteronormativity and sexual reproduction, and that this has consequences for both science and society
