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The notion of environmentalism (let alone its mainstream reappropriations, like "eco-friendly" cleaning products) is fraught with difficulty, as owning anything more than a sharp rock is more than nature intended to provide. What follows, then, is a messy reading-list-in-progress, for a back-burner project of mine, synthesizing works on the natural and built environments, health, (anti)consumerism, development economics, politics, and both upper- and lower-case-m minimalism.

Interested in diverse science fiction and the subject of Afrofuturism? See my WorldCat list of academic research, theory, music, artifacts of popular culture, books, interviews, and other related works. Please note: access to academic databases is required for certain items. Search for the others at your local library. Updated on an ongoing basis by Zola Mumford, MLIS.

In response to the horrific massacre in Charleston, SC on June 17, 2015, historians from inside and outside of the academy shared suggested readings on Twitter to help “contextualize the history of race relations in South Carolina and the United States in general.” Prompted by Dr. Chad Williams, Brandeis University, this crowdsourced effort is “more than a list,” but “is a community of people committed to critical thinking, truth telling, and social transformation.” Syllabus organized by topic: aaihs.org/resources/CharlestonSyllabus Many more suggestions: twitter.com/hashtag/CharlestonSyllabus