In her poem “NewSpeakers,” Gloria Anzaldua proclaims We don’t want to be / Stars but parts / of constellations . Living now in a time of heightened disparity and manifold global atrocities being committed across political factions, Gloria’s proclamation resists the oppressive systems that thrive on individualism, isolation, division, and scarcity.... See more

Moreover, the development of these planetary vocabularies invites us into a space where grief is not a solitary or static experience but a dynamic relational process that can catalyse collective empathy, action, and transformation. Creating new grieving rituals and symbols requires a deep engagement with the diverse tapestries of culture, belief,... See more

The eruption of Mt. Tambora in 1815, for instance, led to the year without summer in 1816, when global temperatures decreased between 0.4 and 0.7 degrees Celsius. There are interesting anecdotes in relation to it. Frankenstein was written because of the terrible summer that year — Mary Shelley spent much of her holiday in Geneva indoors because of... See more