Radical Environmentalism: Nature, Identity and More-than-human Agency (Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology)

Radical Environmentalism: Nature, Identity and More-than-human Agency provides a unique account of environmentalism - one that highlights the voices of activists and the nature they defend. It will be of interest to both students and academics in green criminology, environmental sociology and nature-human studies more broadly. Environmentalism is a contest about the meaning of nature and the social construction of activism, deviance and harm. The contests that are the subject of this book are fought on the margins, in spaces where what is deviant and what is criminal are fluid concepts. Forest activists engaged in Tasmania's old-growth forests, and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society activists campaigning in the Southern Ocean to protect whales tell powerful and moving stories about their encounters with nature. These are profound experiences that fundamentally alter how they understand themselves and their world. What emerges in this book is a perspective that recognises the personhood of non-humans and which gives rise to a strong moral obligation to defend nature from harm. Providing a unique account of environmentalism, one that highlights the voices of the activists and the nature they defend, Radical Environmentalism: Nature, Identity and More-than-human Agency will be of great interest to students and academics of green criminology, environmental sociology and nature-human studies more broadly Environmentalism Is A Contest About The Meaning Of Nature And The Social Construction Of Activism, Deviance And Harm. The Contests That Are The Subject Of This Book Are Fought On The Margins, In Spaces Where What Is Deviant And What Is Criminal Are Fluid Concepts. Forest Activists Engaged In Tasmania's Old-growth Forests, And Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Activists Campaigning In The Southern Ocean To Protect Whales Tell Powerful And Moving Stories About Their Encounters With Nature. These Are Profound Experiences That Fundamentally Alter How They Understand Themselves And Their World. What Emerges In This Book Is A Perspective That Recognises The Personhood Of Non-humans And Which Gives Rise To A Strong Moral Obligation To Defend Nature From Harm. Providing A Unique Account Of Environmentalism, One That Highlights The Voices Of The Activists And The Nature They Defend, Radical Environmentalism: Nature, Identity And More-than-human Agency Will Be Of Great Interest To Students And Academics Of Green Criminology, Environmental Sociology And Nature-human Studies More Broadly. 1. Defending Nature -- 2. What Is Nature Doing: Radical Environmentalism And The Role Of Nature -- 3. Nature, Identity And More-than-human Agency -- 4. I Talked To My Tree And He Talked Back: Activism, Nature And Meaning Making -- 5. Encounters With Activists -- 6. Radicalisation: Activist Journeys To Direct Action Campaigning -- 7. Transcendence: Experiences Of Nature That Transform Activist Identity -- 8. Connection: The Formation Of Relationships With Nature -- 9. Communication: Dialogic Relationships With Animals, Plants And Landscapes -- 10. Grief From The Destruction Of Nature -- 11. Alive To The World: Interconnection, Kinship And Responsibility. John Cianchi. Front Matter....Pages i-x Defending Nature....Pages 1-14 What is Nature Doing?: Radical Environmentalism and the Role of Nature....Pages 15-27 Nature, Identity and More-than-human Agency....Pages 28-38 ‘I Talked to My Tree and He Talked Back’: Activism, Nature and Meaning-making....Pages 39-59 Encounters with Activists....Pages 60-72 Radicalisation: Activist Journeys to Direct-action Campaigning....Pages 73-94 Transcendence: Experiences of Nature that Transform Activist Identity....Pages 95-111 Connection: The Formation of Relationships with Nature....Pages 112-130 Communication: Dialogic Relationships with Animals, Plants and Landscapes....Pages 131-140 Grief from the Destruction of Nature....Pages 141-153 Alive to the World: Interconnection, Kinship and Responsibility....Pages 154-163 Back Matter....Pages 164-181