Hi, all. One of the most inspiring and thought-provoking books I’ve ever read is Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor by Rob Nixon (Harvard University Press, 2011). In it, Nixon describes the difficulty of creating compelling narratives around what he deems “slow violence,” which is harm that is happening on a much longer time scale than we typically think of violence happening. Systemic racism and deforestation are a couple of examples, as is climate change.
Getting the Climate Crisis to the Front Burner
Getting the Climate Crisis to the Front…
Getting the Climate Crisis to the Front Burner
Hi, all. One of the most inspiring and thought-provoking books I’ve ever read is Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor by Rob Nixon (Harvard University Press, 2011). In it, Nixon describes the difficulty of creating compelling narratives around what he deems “slow violence,” which is harm that is happening on a much longer time scale than we typically think of violence happening. Systemic racism and deforestation are a couple of examples, as is climate change.