''Whole Terrain: Journal of Reflective Environmental Practice'' is an environmentally-themed
literary journal
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that is published approximately once a year by
Antioch University New England
Antioch University New England is a private graduate school located in Keene, New Hampshire, United States. It is part of the Antioch University system, a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) institution that includes campuses in Seattle, Washington; ...
(ANE).
Each volume explores emerging
ecological
Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their biophysical environment, physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community (ecology), community, ecosy ...
and social issues from the perspectives of practitioners working in the
environmental field.
The
editor
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position is open to current ANE students as a
practicum
A practicum (also called work placement, especially in the UK) is an undergraduate or graduate-level course, often in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised practical application of a previously or concurrent ...
experience.
History and profile
''Whole Terrain'' was founded in 1992 by the efforts of Antioch
faculty
Faculty may refer to:
* Faculty (academic staff), the academic staff of a university (North American usage)
* Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States)
* Faculty (instrument)
A faculty is a legal in ...
and
administration
Administration may refer to:
Management of organizations
* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal
** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...
, including
Mitchell Thomashow and Eleanor Falcon.
The editor of ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 1: Environmental Identity and Professional Choices, was current ''
Orion'' editor,
H. Emerson Blake.
Themes
*''Heresy'' (Volume 20 2012/2013)
*''Net Works'' (Volume 19 2011/2012)
*''Boundaries'' (Volume 18 2010/2011)
*''Significance of Scale'' (Volume 17 2009/2010)
*''((r)e)volution'' (Volume 16 2008/2009)
*''Where is
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans ar ...
?'' (Volume 15 2007/2008)
*''
Celebration
Celebration or Celebrations may refer to:
Film, television and theatre
* ''Celebration'' (musical), by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, 1969
* ''Celebration'' (play), by Harold Pinter, 2000
* ''Celebration'' (TV series), a Canadian music TV serie ...
and
Ceremony'' (Volume 14 2005/2006)
*''
Risk
In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environme ...
'' (Volume 13 2004/2005)
*''
Resilience
Resilience, resilient, resiliency, or ''variation'', may refer to:
Science
Ecology
* Ecological resilience, the capacity of an ecosystem to recover from perturbations
** Climate resilience, the ability of systems to recover from climate change
* ...
'' (Volume 12 2003/2004)
*''
Gratitude
Gratitude, thankfulness, or gratefulness is from the Latin word ''gratus,'' which means "pleasing" or "thankful." Is regarded as a feeling of appreciation (or similar positive response) by a recipient of another's kindness. This can be gifts, h ...
and Greed'' (Volume 11 2002/2003)
*''Surplus and
Scarcity
In economics, scarcity "refers to the basic fact of life that there exists only a finite amount of human and nonhuman resources which the best technical knowledge is capable of using to produce only limited maximum amounts of each economic good. ...
'' (Volume 10 2001/2002)
*''Serious Play'' (Volume 9 2000/2001)
*''Legacy and Posterity'' (Volume 8 1999/2000)
*''Transience, Permanence and Commitment'' (Volume 7 1998/1999)
*''Creative Collaborations'' (Volume 6 1997/1998)
*''Research as Real Work'' (Volume 5 1996/1997)
*''Exploring Environmental
Stereotypes
In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. The type of expectation can vary; it can be, for example ...
'' (Volume 4 1995/1996)
*''Environmental Ethics at Work'' (Volume 3 1994)
*''
Spirituality,
Identity and
Professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and ski ...
Choice
A choice is the range of different things from which a being can choose. The arrival at a choice may incorporate motivators and models. For example, a traveler might choose a route for a journey based on the preference of arriving at a given ...
s'' (Volume 2 1993)
*''Environmental Identity and Professional Choices'' (Volume 1 1992)
Contributors
Contributors to ''Whole Terrain'' include:
*
Rick Bass
Rick may refer to:
People
*Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name
*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
*
Thomas Berry
Thomas Berry, CP (November 9, 1914 – June 1, 2009) was a Catholic priest, cultural historian, and scholar of the world’s religions, especially Asian traditions. Later, as he studied Earth history and evolution, he called himself a “geolog ...
*
Kenneth Boulding
Kenneth Ewart Boulding (; January 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993) was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher.David LatzkoKenneth E. Boulding Commentsat personal.psu.edu. Accessed 24 April 200 ...
*
David Brower
David Ross Brower (; July 1, 1912 – November 5, 2000) was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies (1997), Friends of the Earth (1969), Earth ...
*
Steve Chase
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John Elder
*
J Henry Fair
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Bernd Heinrich
*
bell hooks
*
Sabine Hrechdakian
*
Lewis Hyde
Lewis Hyde (born 1945) is a scholar, essayist, translator, cultural critic and writer whose scholarly work focuses on the nature of imagination, creativity, and property.
Profile
Hyde was born in Cambridge, MA. He is the son of Elizabeth Sanfor ...
*
Stephanie Kaza
*
Daniel Kemmis
*
Robin Wall Kimmerer
*
Michael Klare
Michael T. Klare is a Five Colleges professor of Peace and World Security Studies, whose department is located at Hampshire College (Amherst, Massachusetts, USA), defense correspondent of ''The Nation'' magazine and author of ''Resource Wars'' ...
*
Patricia Monaghan
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Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish ...
*
Gary Nabhan
*Howard Nelson
*
Janisse Ray
Janisse Ray (born February 2, 1962) is an American writer, naturalist, and environmental activist.
Early life and education
Ray was born in a small town, Baxley, Georgia, the county seat of Appling County, in the southeast region of the sta ...
*
Pattiann Rogers
Pattiann Rogers (born 1940) is an American poet, and a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry. In 2018, she was awarded a special John Burroughs Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Nature Poetry.
Life
Pattiann Rogers is an American p ...
*
Paul Slovic
Paul Slovic (born 1938 in Chicago) is a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and the president oDecision Research Decision Research is a collection of scientists from all over the nation and in other countries that study decision- ...
*
David Sobel
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John Tallmadge
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Tom Wessels
Tom Wessels (born 1951) is an American terrestrial ecologist working as a professor at Antioch University New England in the Department of Environmental Studies, where he founded a master's program in conservation biology. He is the author of fi ...
*
Terry Tempest Williams
Terry Tempest Williams (born 8 September 1955), is an American writer, educator, conservationist, and activist. Williams' writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of Utah. Her work foc ...
See also
* ''
Nature writing
Nature writing is nonfiction or fiction prose or poetry about the natural environment. Nature writing encompasses a wide variety of works, ranging from those that place primary emphasis on natural history facts (such as field guides) to those in ...
''
References
External links
Review of ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 3: Environmental Ethics at Work
''Whole Terrain'' on the Web
''Whole Terrain''main site
* ''Whole Terrain'
"Where is Nature?" Virtual Art Gallery
''Whole Terrain'' Articles on the Web
by Michael P. Branch, from ''Utne'', first published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 9 as ''More Than Just Watching''
from ''Utne Magazine'', published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 10 as ''Are We Dreaming?''
by Laird Christiansen, from ''Utne Magazine'', first published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 11 as ''The Give and Take of Wildcrafting''
Hudson River Immersionby Dr Laird Evans Christiansen, first published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 13
by Peggy Duffy, first published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 10
''Mistaken Impressions of the Natural World''by Stephanie Kaza, published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 4
''Practicing with Greed''by Stephanie Kaza, published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 11
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