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Good morning friends and comrades,

I took an unannounced break from these. The break was planned, I just forgot to announce it. The reason for forgetting and the reason for the break are the same… I am doing Too Many Things. Alongside a demanding job, freelance work that won’t go away and the masters, I am also training for an endurance cycling race, and moving house.

So I guess I’m back to say that this newsletter is one of the Too Many Things. I’m not ready to give it up completely, but it might become more an occassional surprise than a regular visitor to your inbox.

Saint Jerome Writing | Caravaggio

Morning comrades.

I have an essay question. Nothing to do with any of the readings this week, but harkening back to Jason Moore’s paper from a few weeks ago. Here it is:

What contribution can Moore’s attention to primitive accumulation make to our understanding of the politics of animals today?

The one and only Wadiwell for a taste of what kind of thing I’m going for.

It’s reading week, which means fewer assigned readings and more random links. Polar opposite to last time, mostly just quotes for you today.

I send this fortnightly on Sunday and I don’t collect any data.

The tuft of grass MINOR | Albrecht Durer

Ecological Imperialism by Alfred Crosby

Happy Samhain!

It definitely feels like we’re in the ‘dark half of the year’. All I want to do is hibernate for the rest of the year. Wake me up in April.

In other news, my brain is EXPLODING. This newsletter is mostly me processing and summarising, fewer quotes than usual. Once again, if you want to read anything paywalled, just reply to this email and I’ll share.

Good morning,

The work begins in earnest. Processing 2 weeks of lectures in one sitting is a lot. Useful, for me. To remember, to review my notes, and to put it in writing. I hope there is also something interesting for you.

I haven’t linked to paywalled academic papers, but if you are interested in reading any of them, just respond to this email and I’m happy to share it.

Hello again friends and comrades,

I'M BACK! It’s been a while since I sent my first ever newsletter on Sept 22, 2019, halfway into my first master's. My second, Ecology, Culture & Society, is kicking off next week.

Previous seasons of this newsletter have been a chronicle of almost everything I read, from uni and elsewhere, books, articles, etc. I've decided to do things a little differently this time around.