Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals Marine mammals have been the victims of capitalism and colonialism, with a number of species being pushed to the edge of extinction in pursuit of profit. Undrowned is a beautifully written book that Alexis calls a ‘book length mediation’ for social movements and our whole species based on … Continue reading #Veganuary: Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals
#DegrowthLitMonth: A summary of some of the key global books on Degrowth
Thank you for following along on our #DegrowthLitMonth journey over the month of December 2023. I hope you found some interesting and insightful books to add to your 'must-read' list. I really can't stress enough how learning about Degrowth has made me realize that there are alternatives to the destructive path we are on. We … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: A summary of some of the key global books on Degrowth
#DegrowthLitMonth: Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto by Kohei Saito, translated by Brian Bergstrom Publisher: Astra Publishing House Pages: 288 ISBN: 9781662602368 Published: 2024-01-09 It is probably a little unusual to include a book which hasn't yet been published in English (and therefore I have not read yet), in a list of must-read books, however the Japanese edition of … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
#DegrowthLitMonth: Crimes Against Nature
Crimes Against Nature: Capitalism and Global Heating, by Jeff Sparrow 240 pages Scribe publishing Published 2nd November 2021 ISBN: 9781922310705 I read this book last year and have quoted from it many times. I include it in my top eight books of the last few years. It's a very well-written compilation of essays on our … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Crimes Against Nature
#DegrowthLitMonth: Degrowth & Strategy: How to Bring About Social-Ecological Transformation
Degrowth and Strategy: how to bring about social-ecological transformation, by Nathan Barlow, Livia Regen, Noémie Cadiou, Ekaterina Chertkovskaya, Max Hollweg, Christina Plank, Merle Schulman and Verena Wolf (eds). 418 pages 27th July 2022 MayFlyBooks/Ephemera ISBN-10: 1906948607 ISBN-13: 978-1906948603 This book is a project of Degrowth Vienna, and is a compilation of the work of over … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Degrowth & Strategy: How to Bring About Social-Ecological Transformation
#DegrowthLitMonth: The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism
The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism, by Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan and Andrea Vetter Verso Books 320 pages June 2022 9781839765841 One of the biggest book releases on the topic of degrowth in the last few years, The Future is Degrowth is a comprehensive investigation of both economic growth (including a full chapter critiquing … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism
Welcome to #DegrowthLitMonth!
Hello! I’m Erin Remblance and I’ll be your host for the month of December, taking you through degrowth and degrowth-aligned literature from authors around the world. I am a Sydney-based writer, researcher, co-creator of (re)Biz, wife, and mother of three children. I’m a passionate advocate for our planet and taking action aligned with what the physics demands … Continue reading Welcome to #DegrowthLitMonth!
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 