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Ethical considerations in animal rescue
The ethical considerations that emerge in Abrell’s work on animal rescue and care, particularly with regard to the question of which animal species should be saved and which should be euthanized, are complex and nuanced. Such a question elicits a … Continue reading
Shange Chapter 3
In Chapter Three of “Progressive Dystopia,” Savannah Shange details her ethnographic research on the schooling experiences of Black students in San Francisco. Through in-depth interviews and participant observation, she reveals the ways in which the supposedly “progressive” policies and practices … Continue reading
Dichotomy between mushrooms and their pickers
In the introduction of “The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruin,” author Anna Tsing presents the concept of “ruin capitalism” and how it relates to the cultivation of matsutake mushrooms in … Continue reading