Our open-access Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies is out now. 36 chapters of cutting-edge work. Congrats to all involved esp. my co-editors Antonio López, Miriam Tola, Stephen Rust, Alenda Chang and Kiu-wai Chu.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/…

AI are our new co-workers, from another planet. And they may be here to take your job. blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/2023/…

On the population bli(m)p / spike / bubble... blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/2023/…

From the Angel of Apocalyptic History to the Optimism of the Will: Climate Hope within States of Urgency youtu.be/etFxH4w3B7k?si…

What does the IUGS decision to reject the "Anthropocene epoch" designation actually mean? blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/2024/…

Netflix's 3 Body Problem falls for an impossibly limited conception of what it means to be human (or what it means to be Trisolaran). SF can do much better than that. blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/2024/…

Neither Biden's debate failure nor Trump's continuing popularity (and that of Le Pen's National Rally) should surprise us. They are explainable. And they can be overcome. (My Fourth of July thoughts...) blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/2024/…

Join us on October 24th for Earth, Gods, and the Politics of Enchantment: A Political Ecology of the Imagination, a talk by Prof. Adrian Ivakhiv from Simon Fraser University. More info: rgst.arts.ubc.ca/events/event/e…

With a father like Elon Musk, are we surprised his kid didn't want to grow up to be a man?

The beginnings of a resource guide to follow and respond to what's happening in the US... blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/2025/…

Holy shit. Trump officials fired the U.S. nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s entire weapons stockpile. Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers at the National Nuclear Security Administration as part of broader Energy Department layoffs.

The lesson in the mass firings of federal employees: We are all dispensable now. shorturl.at/dXUk5

Where we are now, and where we could be instead... blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/2025/…

The #information_war on #Canada is ramping up. Canadians sorely need to update their #media_literacy in time for their April 28 #election. Here's one way to do that. cbc.ca/radio/frontbur…

The New Lives of Images: Digital Ecologies and Anthropocene Imaginaries in More-than-Human Worlds and Terra Invicta: Ukrainian Wartime Reimaginings for a Habitable Earth are both available for pre-order. Details here: blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/2025/…

It's the day after #EarthDay so let's continue trekking through our catalog for more earthy #OpenAccess books. First is Adrian Ivakhiv's SHADOWING THE ANTHROPOCENE: volcanic eruptions & revolutions, ant cities & dog parks, data clouds & space junk (etc.) tinyurl.com/9jmun7w8

A manifesto-in-progress that argues for a Pause on AI accompanied by a Push for the energy infrastructure that might make AI affordable. It currently isn't. terrestrialism.substack.com/p/for-an-eco-r…

Looking for insights on our intertwined ecological/cultural challenges? Here ya go... terrestrialism.substack.com/p/books-of-the…

Taking over Venezuela is not about drugs or democracy, but about four other things. And it marks a "new world order" that is just the final flaring up of a monstrously metastasized old one. terrestrialism.substack.com/p/venezuela-an…