New issue of Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review is now available on the Environment & Society Portal.

The new 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 issue is now live on the Environment & Society Portal! Explore contributions from the RCC community, featuring reflections and perspectives on human–environment interactions across disciplines and media: www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/collecti...

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Poster to advertise new issue of Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review, showing an Arctic glacier. Image by Flora Mary Bartlett.

We are excited to share that the newest issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is now live! Three essays, a visual narrative, a short story, and an interview join forces to uncover missing pieces in our quest to understand human–environment interactions: springs-rcc.org

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Organic Farming in Thailand: A Conversation with Judith Bopp - Springs This conversation explores health–nutrition–ecology relationships in farming and their role in small-farming households’ resilience.

Last but certainly not least, we'd like to highlight the interview of issue 7, "Organic Farming in Thailand: A Conversation with Judith Bopp."

Enjoy reading issue 7!

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The Nutmeg’s Curse - Springs Amitav Ghosh takes us to the Banda Islands to narrate the violent history of nutmeg.

"The story of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘶𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘨’𝘴 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 (2021) begins almost exactly 400 years ago, in a very faraway place—so far away that very few of you are likely to have heard of it."

Read @amitav.bsky.social's new essay under springs-rcc.org/the-nutmegs-...

#rccsprings #nutmeg #colonialism #envhum #openaccess

"When, on the morning of my third day in Venice, I wake and grab my phone to check the weather app, I am met by the same orange band of trouble as the night before."

Read "𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐫𝐭, 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭: 𝐀 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱" by Catherine Bush on springs-rcc.org/rain-carson-...

#rccsprings #extremeweather

The graphic shows an image of a grey baboon with a pink face that looks back over its shoulder toward the camera. The blue background gives the baboon a solemn appearance. In the upper left-hand corner is a round Springs logo, the text in the lower half of the image says "New Issue Out Now" and "springs-rcc.org."

🎉It's finally here: 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 issue number 7!🎉

The new issue of our #openaccess #online publication ponders on emplacement and visibility, takes us through the centuries, and echoes an urgent call to attend to nonhuman sentience.

Read it here: springs-rcc.org

#rccsprings #newissue #research #envhum

The graphic shows our Springs logo + the archive highlight marker, then the cover image of the article of an airplane in the cloudy sky, and the title "The Neo-Materialist Flip" by Timothy J. LeCain.

📚 We are happy to present a new archive addition to our 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 Archive: "The Neo-Materialist Flip" by Timothy J. LeCain, now with a new introduction to the essay!

You can read the article at springs-rcc.org/the-neo-mate...

#rccsprings #tbt #materialist #materialism #openaccess #newintroduction

The next 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 article we'd like to highlight from issue six is "Stew of the Earth" by L. Sasha Gora.

Read it here: springs-rcc.org/stew-of-the-...

#springs #rccsprings #rccpublication #publication #envhum #cooking #food #nature #online #openaccess #hotsprings #stew

Cultures of Tarhana: A Tale of Humans and Microbes - Springs Author Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova explores the microbial cultures of tarhana and the culinary heritage and human traditions they come with, from the Middle East to the Balkans.

The second article of Issue #6 of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is “Cultures of Tarhana: A Tale of Humans and Microbes” by RCC doctoral candidate Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova.

📖Read it here: springs-rcc.org/cultures-of-...

#rccsprings #rccpublications #rcc #tarhana #microbes #envhum #openaccess

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Have a #happyhalloween and enjoy browsing through our latest issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴!

📚Read it here: springs-rcc.org

#rccpublication #rccsprings #lmu #online #openaccess #envhum #envhist #academia #springs

The sixth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 meditates on questions of #heritage, #place, and #responsibility.

How many generations does it take to make a meal? How do we show we care—for humans and for nonhumans alike? When we look up, is it a starry night or a sea of fog?

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❗️CALL FOR APPLICATIONS❗️

We are hiring an editor—join our team now!

Find out more: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/about_rcc/jo...

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Beavering - Springs In a carbon-sequestering wetland on Maine’s Mid-Coast, a quirky human-beaver relationship unfolds each year.

To round off the day, we would love to introduce you to Mary Beth LaDow's "Beavering" from our latest issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.

Read it online: springs-rcc.org/beavering/

#rccsprings #rcc #beavers #lifeofapond #animals #envhum #beaver #pond #rivers #lakes #naturewriting

In today's highlight article from the new issue, RCC Director Christof Mauch sits down with filmmaker and anthropologist Martin Saxer to discuss what makes contemporary foraging different from the foraging of hunter–gatherers.

Read it here: springs-rcc.org/seeing-with-...

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Talking Fungus: Finding Language for a Troubled Kingdom - Springs Alison Pouliot writes about the pejorative language that has been used to describe fungi and how it has shaped our understanding of them.

You can access it here: springs-rcc.org/talking-fungus (3/3)

#fungi #language #RCCpublications #rccsprings

How do we talk about fungi in the English language? Read ecologist and photographer Alison Pouliot's brand-new 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 article, “Talking Fungus: Finding Language for a Troubled Kingdom.” (1/3)

#envhum #RCCSprings #envhist #openaccess #online #fungi

The Magic Mirror: Legends, Limnology, and Nuclear Power on Lake Stechlin - Springs The entwined history of legends, literature, limnology, and a Cold War nuclear power plant at Lake Stechlin in northeastern Germany.

You can read Jessica's full article here: springs-rcc.org/legends-limn...

Happy reading!

#rcc #rccsprings #openaccess #online #lake #stechlin #legends #limnology #nuclearpower (3/3)

We are happy to present the first article of our latest issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, the RCC's #openaccess #online journal: “The Magic Mirror: Legends, Limnology, and Nuclear Power on Lake Stechlin” by Jessica Lee. (1/3)

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