Written for Philosophy 215, Spring 2014 (Jay Odenbaugh)
Contested Wilderness in Multiple Contexts
My plans heading towards my thesis takes my concentration/area of interest along with my fascination with the concept of wilderness derived from PHIL 215 (Philosophy and the Environment) and focuses on the situated context of central Idaho, a region almost completely owned by the federal government and much of which is protected under wilderness status. […]
The Trouble with The Oyster War, or Looking for Better Way to Conceptualize Modern Wilderness
The subtitle to Summer Brennan’s book The Oyster War was what drew me in: The True Story of a Small Farm, Big Politics, and The Future of Wilderness in America. “The future of wilderness in America!,” I thought, “Wow, that sounds a lot like my personal area of interest!” I was thrilled to find out […]
Touristic Experiences of Wilderness in the American West: An Annotated Bibliography
Baker, Alan R.H. Geography and History: Bridging the Divide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. This book provides a fusion of the disciplines of history and geography and discusses where and how time and space overlap. This provides a theoretical insight into how to understand, analyze, and explore places (situated contexts) from both of these lenses […]
Finding the “Why?” : Environmental (In)Justice as an Important Frame
For me, issues of environmental (in)justice are at the very core of why studying Environmental Studies is important, relevant, and urgent. Although justice is perhaps just another “big word” that has huge implications yet is difficult to pin down a definition, injustices can be very tangible. They can be measured in parts per million in […]