Newspaper headlines and political discourse habituate us to alarming news about the intensifying dangers of global warming, hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking,’ rising sea levels, and greenhouse gases. All too often, we become over-reliant on data-driven scientific approaches to the natural world at the expense of humanistic discourse. There has been a perceived schism between the humanities, seemingly on the sidelines or in an ivory tower, while the natural sciences frequently take the public spotlight and are thought to lead on environmental issues. We at Green Humanities believe in the power of the humanities–a book, a poem or a work of art for example—to influence public opinion and inspire engagement with ecological issues and causes. Green Humanities aims to place the humanities on the frontlines not only of cutting edge eco-criticism, but also of the environmental debates that will shape and determine our very world. We envision varied collaborations and juxtapositions of scholarship within the humanities as well as environmental sciences and related fields–all with the overarching goal of coaxing our global society toward a more sustainable future.
Current Volume: Volume 3 (2021) QuebEcology: Voices from Quebec and the Greater North
Articles
Writing on Occupied Land
Joëlle Papillon
Field Notes
The Great Round Table: Writing The Land
Isabelle Courteau, Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui, Jean Sioui, J. R. Léveillé, Rénée Olander, Peter Schulman, and Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau
Fighting the Slow Agony of the World
Émilise Lessard-Therrien
The Spruce Tree Metaphor
Mélanie Loisel
Clothing Autonomy
Audrée Wilhelmy
Author Interview with Novelist Esther Laforce
Esther Laforce
Artist's Corner
Josée Landry Sirois
Photographs
Talor Stone
Poems
Rest Stop #9 and Rest Stop #10
Gabriel Robichaud
Architectonics
Catherine Fletcher
Editor's Notes
Notes on Contributors
Peter Schulman and Josh A. Weinstein
Editors’ Note
Peter Schulman and Josh A. Weinstein