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Revenant Ecologies: Defying the Violence of Extinction and Conservation

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Revenant Ecologies: Defying the Violence of Extinction and Conservation

Audra Mitchell, "Revenant Ecologies: Defying the Violence of Extinction and Conservation"
English | ISBN: 1517906814 | 2024 | 382 pages | EPUB, PDF | 818 KB + 2 MB

Engaging a broad spectrum of ecological thought to articulate the ethical scale of global extinction
As global rates of plant and animal extinctions mount, anxieties about the future of the earth’s ecosystems are fueling ever more ambitious efforts at conservation, which draw on Western scientific principles to manage species and biodiversity. In Revenant Ecologies, Audra Mitchell argues that these responses not only ignore but also magnify powerful forms of structural violence like colonialism, racism, genocide, extractivism, ableism, and heteronormativity, ultimately contributing to the destruction of unique life forms and ecosystems.
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