/lit/ - Literature

i'm from a rich western euro country and my parents can hardly read or write, some of my (low 70s) grandparents grew up without running water or electricity, i feel more foreign than somalian rapefugees sometimes.

>>13590874
to Abbey I would add Charles Bowden, who combines his disdain for industrial life with the gonzo style of Hunter S. Thompson and a keen eye for the personal stories that mirror the American west's ethic of extraction writ large on the landscape. He was one who really attempted to reckon with his heritage and its place in his soul, unlike many of the more whitewashed early environmentalists. 'Blue Desert' to start.

>>13590940
'Friction' by Tsing is excellent, bringing to life the multiscalar thinking necessary for untangling the knots of global supply lines in their mental or physical manifestations. This one looks stunning in its interdisciplinary assemblage - whenever she's involved, I can be pretty sure it is worth reading!

>>13590988
seconding 'Encounters with the Archdruid'. This was the book that finally opened me up to a view of "the enemy" as diverse, authentic, and justifiable in their sentiments even while they do great harm collectively. That jarring moment forces introspection! Just picked up 'Annals of the Former World', a U.S. geological history also by Jon McPhee; have you read it?

>>13591030
I keep returning to this at my local bookshop; nobody has picked up the copy over the last few months. Is it worth reading if you already are with the principle, aside from just providing examples for you?

>>13591452
Bioregional canons are the wave of the future for sure. For those not familiar with bioregional organizing, I highly recommend 'LifePlace' by Robert Thayer and 'Dwellers in the Land' by Kirkpatrick Sale. We must localize into self-sufficient collectives if we plan to erect any kind of dignified lifestyle for all people. Don't know if anyone else here is in the Sonoran Desert, but for those interested, here are some recs: 'Gathering the Desert' - Gary Paul Nabhan (most of his books, really), 'People of the Desert and Sea' - Mary Moser & Richard Felger, 'A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert' - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

>>13593784
it's too late for mass migration to be forestalled. There are far too many climate refugees already mobilizing. In a sense I've found myself agreeing that the exodus to the global north from impoverished nations is poetic retribution for the planetary rape and robbery committed by many of the northern constituents. Read 'Storming the Wall' by Todd Miller for more details on the above.

>>13593915
it feels wonderful to have finally acquired a framework for thinking about civilization and the global churnings which surround and penetrate us. OOO is so unique in its applicability to contemporary scientific thought. Morton's able to capture our fundamental uncertainty/anxiety as a result of the ontological gap between appearance & reality, felt particularly strongly when directed at oneself. >>13593982 should read this to become more comfortable with the implacable "process" character of all things, and >>13590862 should to understand the myriad intelligences already operating.

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