Dylan M Harris
Biographic Data
| ID | 339447 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dylan M Harris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dylan M |
| FAMILY NAME | Harris |
| SIGNATURE | HARRIS D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8922-0063 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Making the case for public geographies of student debt abolition
Many students attending institutions of higher education have mortgaged their futures by taking on debt in order to advance their education. Educators are implicated in this perilous system, with many academics struggling with debts themselves, and our livelihoods being sustained through exploitative debt relations, especially as tuition rates continue to increase while public funding for all levels of education is divested. Geographers are well-…
Planetary palliation
Since its emergence a decade ago, the planetary health framework has oriented policymakers, scholars and activists to the intersections of human health and its reliance on healthy ecological systems. Much of the framework is focused, understandably, on sustaining life. But what about death? So much of the apparent Anthropocene is characterised by death – of species, of cultures, of worlds – and, as is often the case with death within neoliberal c…
Accumulation by transition or genuine transformation? Speculative political ecologies of Central Appalachia's emerging forest carbon economy
As trust in the validity of forest carbon credits decreases, a market for high integrity forest carbon credits is emerging in Central Appalachia, a region known for its vast natural resources and fundamentally shaped by their extraction. This market is also emerging in the context of a just transition away from fossil fuels (just according to whom?) that have historically supported the region's economy. This paper situates the initial contours an…
Experimental and speculative political ecologies for an age of crisis, hope, and action
This review highlights the potential of a political ecology that approaches socionatures more experimentally and speculatively. We first consider theoretical frameworks which can help elucidate a conceptual and methodological pathway for more experimental and speculative political ecology scholarship. Next, we bring together and systematize multiple threads of political ecology scholarship that already lean into experimentation and speculation. W…
Socioecological topologies of student debt in the United States
Student debt burdens are second only to mortgages in the United States’ debt portfolio. With nearly 43 million people repaying trillions of dollars of student debt, it is no surprise that calls for student debt cancellation have grown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has only exacerbated already existing economic crises in the US. And yet, meaningful action to address student debt has largely been absent from recent legislation meant to help Ame…
Millions Owe Trillions
Millions of students in the United States are saddled with trillions of dollars in debt. The debt crisis is a behemoth, though, importantly, it is not monolithic. Experiences of student debt are unequal and uneven, and it is critical to study them as such to address them. There are many organizations bringing attention to the student debt crisis; however, there are surprisingly few institutions dedicated to studying it. Further, there are few stu…
Ruins and Ruination in Political Ecology
A ruin infers ruination, a process that led to the site's demise and that also gives a glimpse into the site's story: who or what lived there?; how long did they live there?; where did they go?; where are they now? Implicit in this line of questioning is a link between the past, present, and future, an understanding that ruins and ruination are never quite absolute or complete. In this short article, we theorize with the concepts of ruin and ruin…
Stories, crisis, and meaning-making
In a time of multiple, competing, and nested crises, the draw to storytelling is intuitive. Stories help us make sense of the world around us. People are drawn to stories because of their emphasis on community, and the way they create possibilities when it feels like there are none. This paper builds upon geographic research on storytelling, articulating how stories are critical for creating meaning in light of crises. Based on 14 months of field…
A just transition to what, for whom, and by what means? Transition technology, carbon markets, and an Appalachian coal mine
A case for experimental and speculative political ecologies
One of political ecology's main strengths is its emphasis on critique, and, through critique, its ability to better understand nature-society relations. Recently, calls have been made from within the sub-discipline - and from the social sciences more broadly - to move beyond critique, to engage nature-society relations more experimentally. Experimental approaches to nature-society relations invite new techniques and methods to study issues as the…
The Trouble with Modeling the Human into the Future Climate
Because contemporary climate change is driven by anthropogenic forcings, it is necessary to factor humanity’s impact into climate models. Given that not all humans are responsible for current climate change, and that many people are already unequally impacted by climate change, it is necessary to develop a more nuanced understanding of the human in climate modeling. Without this nuance, future climate policy, as determined by climate modeling, wi…
Storying climate knowledge
Revisiting power and powerlessness
China is positioning itself as a global leader in both renewable energy research, development, and deployment, and fossil fuel investment, exploration, and consumption. The newly merged mega-company, China Energy Investment Corp., has agreed to invest an unprecedented $83.7 billion into shale gas, power, and chemical projects in West Virginia. This decision comes after a visit to China by the United States’ President Trump, during which he secure…
On and beyond traumatic fallout
Franz Fanon poignantly argued that trauma is both an act and a memory of wounding that haunts subjects of violence. Addressing geographies of trauma, and the way that trauma is treated in the discipline of geography, is a matter of both theoretical and practical importance for critical human-environment scholars. However, discussions about uneven and ongoing geographies of trauma and violence - particularly in ways that enroll researchers themsel…
Telling the story of climate change
Mountain-bodies, experiential wisdom
In an era of climate catastrophe, it is critical to engage with adaptation. However, it is equally necessary to examine the ways in which climate change adaptation is deployed in development practice. This paper will first outline the constellation of international and national climate realities, and their itinerant policies, that inform Bolivia’s climate politics. After setting the stage for climate change in the region, this paper will examine …
Stories, crisis, and meaning-making
In a time of multiple, competing, and nested crises, the draw to storytelling is intuitive. Stories help us make sense of the world around us. People are drawn to stories because of their emphasis on community, and the way they create possibilities when it feels like there are none. This paper builds upon geographic research on storytelling, articulating how stories are critical for creating meaning in light of crises. Based on 14 months of field…
Telling the story of climate change
Revisiting power and powerlessness
China is positioning itself as a global leader in both renewable energy research, development, and deployment, and fossil fuel investment, exploration, and consumption. The newly merged mega-company, China Energy Investment Corp., has agreed to invest an unprecedented $83.7 billion into shale gas, power, and chemical projects in West Virginia. This decision comes after a visit to China by the United States’ President Trump, during which he secure…
On and beyond traumatic fallout
Franz Fanon poignantly argued that trauma is both an act and a memory of wounding that haunts subjects of violence. Addressing geographies of trauma, and the way that trauma is treated in the discipline of geography, is a matter of both theoretical and practical importance for critical human-environment scholars. However, discussions about uneven and ongoing geographies of trauma and violence - particularly in ways that enroll researchers themsel…
Ruins and Ruination in Political Ecology
A ruin infers ruination, a process that led to the site's demise and that also gives a glimpse into the site's story: who or what lived there?; how long did they live there?; where did they go?; where are they now? Implicit in this line of questioning is a link between the past, present, and future, an understanding that ruins and ruination are never quite absolute or complete. In this short article, we theorize with the concepts of ruin and ruin…
The Trouble with Modeling the Human into the Future Climate
Because contemporary climate change is driven by anthropogenic forcings, it is necessary to factor humanity’s impact into climate models. Given that not all humans are responsible for current climate change, and that many people are already unequally impacted by climate change, it is necessary to develop a more nuanced understanding of the human in climate modeling. Without this nuance, future climate policy, as determined by climate modeling, wi…
Storying climate knowledge
A case for experimental and speculative political ecologies
One of political ecology's main strengths is its emphasis on critique, and, through critique, its ability to better understand nature-society relations. Recently, calls have been made from within the sub-discipline - and from the social sciences more broadly - to move beyond critique, to engage nature-society relations more experimentally. Experimental approaches to nature-society relations invite new techniques and methods to study issues as the…
Mountain-bodies, experiential wisdom
In an era of climate catastrophe, it is critical to engage with adaptation. However, it is equally necessary to examine the ways in which climate change adaptation is deployed in development practice. This paper will first outline the constellation of international and national climate realities, and their itinerant policies, that inform Bolivia’s climate politics. After setting the stage for climate change in the region, this paper will examine …
Telling the story of climate change
Mountain-bodies, experiential wisdom
In an era of climate catastrophe, it is critical to engage with adaptation. However, it is equally necessary to examine the ways in which climate change adaptation is deployed in development practice. This paper will first outline the constellation of international and national climate realities, and their itinerant policies, that inform Bolivia’s climate politics. After setting the stage for climate change in the region, this paper will examine …
Storying climate knowledge
Revisiting power and powerlessness
China is positioning itself as a global leader in both renewable energy research, development, and deployment, and fossil fuel investment, exploration, and consumption. The newly merged mega-company, China Energy Investment Corp., has agreed to invest an unprecedented $83.7 billion into shale gas, power, and chemical projects in West Virginia. This decision comes after a visit to China by the United States’ President Trump, during which he secure…
On and beyond traumatic fallout
Franz Fanon poignantly argued that trauma is both an act and a memory of wounding that haunts subjects of violence. Addressing geographies of trauma, and the way that trauma is treated in the discipline of geography, is a matter of both theoretical and practical importance for critical human-environment scholars. However, discussions about uneven and ongoing geographies of trauma and violence - particularly in ways that enroll researchers themsel…
The Trouble with Modeling the Human into the Future Climate
Because contemporary climate change is driven by anthropogenic forcings, it is necessary to factor humanity’s impact into climate models. Given that not all humans are responsible for current climate change, and that many people are already unequally impacted by climate change, it is necessary to develop a more nuanced understanding of the human in climate modeling. Without this nuance, future climate policy, as determined by climate modeling, wi…
A just transition to what, for whom, and by what means? Transition technology, carbon markets, and an Appalachian coal mine
A case for experimental and speculative political ecologies
One of political ecology's main strengths is its emphasis on critique, and, through critique, its ability to better understand nature-society relations. Recently, calls have been made from within the sub-discipline - and from the social sciences more broadly - to move beyond critique, to engage nature-society relations more experimentally. Experimental approaches to nature-society relations invite new techniques and methods to study issues as the…
Experimental and speculative political ecologies for an age of crisis, hope, and action
This review highlights the potential of a political ecology that approaches socionatures more experimentally and speculatively. We first consider theoretical frameworks which can help elucidate a conceptual and methodological pathway for more experimental and speculative political ecology scholarship. Next, we bring together and systematize multiple threads of political ecology scholarship that already lean into experimentation and speculation. W…
Socioecological topologies of student debt in the United States
Student debt burdens are second only to mortgages in the United States’ debt portfolio. With nearly 43 million people repaying trillions of dollars of student debt, it is no surprise that calls for student debt cancellation have grown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has only exacerbated already existing economic crises in the US. And yet, meaningful action to address student debt has largely been absent from recent legislation meant to help Ame…
Millions Owe Trillions
Millions of students in the United States are saddled with trillions of dollars in debt. The debt crisis is a behemoth, though, importantly, it is not monolithic. Experiences of student debt are unequal and uneven, and it is critical to study them as such to address them. There are many organizations bringing attention to the student debt crisis; however, there are surprisingly few institutions dedicated to studying it. Further, there are few stu…
Ruins and Ruination in Political Ecology
A ruin infers ruination, a process that led to the site's demise and that also gives a glimpse into the site's story: who or what lived there?; how long did they live there?; where did they go?; where are they now? Implicit in this line of questioning is a link between the past, present, and future, an understanding that ruins and ruination are never quite absolute or complete. In this short article, we theorize with the concepts of ruin and ruin…
Stories, crisis, and meaning-making
In a time of multiple, competing, and nested crises, the draw to storytelling is intuitive. Stories help us make sense of the world around us. People are drawn to stories because of their emphasis on community, and the way they create possibilities when it feels like there are none. This paper builds upon geographic research on storytelling, articulating how stories are critical for creating meaning in light of crises. Based on 14 months of field…
Accumulation by transition or genuine transformation? Speculative political ecologies of Central Appalachia's emerging forest carbon economy
As trust in the validity of forest carbon credits decreases, a market for high integrity forest carbon credits is emerging in Central Appalachia, a region known for its vast natural resources and fundamentally shaped by their extraction. This market is also emerging in the context of a just transition away from fossil fuels (just according to whom?) that have historically supported the region's economy. This paper situates the initial contours an…
Making the case for public geographies of student debt abolition
Many students attending institutions of higher education have mortgaged their futures by taking on debt in order to advance their education. Educators are implicated in this perilous system, with many academics struggling with debts themselves, and our livelihoods being sustained through exploitative debt relations, especially as tuition rates continue to increase while public funding for all levels of education is divested. Geographers are well-…
Planetary palliation
Since its emergence a decade ago, the planetary health framework has oriented policymakers, scholars and activists to the intersections of human health and its reliance on healthy ecological systems. Much of the framework is focused, understandably, on sustaining life. But what about death? So much of the apparent Anthropocene is characterised by death – of species, of cultures, of worlds – and, as is often the case with death within neoliberal c…
Political science (13 works) · Law (12 works) · Politics (11 works) · Environmental ethics (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (6 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (5 works)