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Colonialists be like (lemmy.ml)

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i got this meme from @internetsavedme2 on instagram

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

William Cronon’s “The Trouble with Wilderness” should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in conservation or environmental science. It's a great critique of how colonialism has tainted our understanding of what "wilderness" and nature in general is and humanity's role in them.

More info: https://blogs.ubc.ca/greenbeansbigdreams/2016/09/10/the-trouble-with-wilderness-a-critique-of-modern-environmentalism-by-william-cronon/

Read it here: https://faculty.washington.edu/timbillo/Readings%20and%20documents/Wilderness/Cronon%20The%20trouble%20with%20Wilderness.pdf