Elizabeth Hennessy
Biographic Data
| ID | 3738132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Hennessy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Hennessy |
| SIGNATURE | HENNESSY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7029-5997 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
White Supremacy, Scientific Racism, and Extractivism
Science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) disciplines have long grappled with racism and racial overrepresentation, prompting recent critical approaches to the possibilities of enacting systemic change that go beyond Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives focused on recruitment and retention. To this end, scholars have emphasized the importance of critical histories of science for bringing into sharp focus ho…
Wild by Design
When De-extinction Really Happens
Considerations for the Safe Operation of Schools During the Coronavirus Pandemic
During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, providing safe in-person schooling has been a dynamic process balancing evolving community disease burden, scientific information, and local regulatory requirements with the mandate for education. Considerations include the health risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its post-acute sequelae, the impact of remote learning or periods of quarantine on education and well-b…
Saving Species
This article tells the stories behind the names of two species of Galápagos giant tortoise, Chelonoidis porteri and Chelonoidis donfaustoi, both of which inhabit Santa Cruz Island and which, until 2015, were considered one species, C. porteri. Taking a multispecies approach, it demonstrates how changing species designations reflect coevolving histories of science and conservation. Walter Rothschild assigned the name Testudo porteri in 1903 at a t…
Historical geographies of, and for, the present
While many human geographers maintain a long-standing interest in historical analysis, we believe that there is a need to more explicitly examine the theories, methods, and, ultimately, the stakes of such work. For this forum, we invited five geographers to reflect on their own approach to historical analysis and its implications for scholarly and political debates in the present. These commentaries suggest that, at its best, historical analysis …
The politics of a natural laboratory
The Galápagos Islands are often called a natural laboratory of evolution. This metaphor provides a powerful way of understanding space that, through scientific research, conservation and tourism, has shaped the archipelago over the past century. Combining environmental histories of field science with political ecologies of conservation biopower, this article foregrounds the territorial production of the archipelago as a living laboratory. In the …
The Molecular Turn in Conservation
Genetic science is an increasingly common tool in conservation management that is reshaping understandings of biodiversity and how best to “save” it. In the Galápagos Islands, genetic science has led to the rediscovery of a species of giant tortoise that by all accounts went extinct more than 150 years ago. This article uses the story of these tortoises to examine how one area of conservation genetics—reconstructions of evolutionary history, or p…
Producing ‘prehistoric’ life
A Domestic History of the Bank of England, 1930-1960
Historical geographies of, and for, the present
While many human geographers maintain a long-standing interest in historical analysis, we believe that there is a need to more explicitly examine the theories, methods, and, ultimately, the stakes of such work. For this forum, we invited five geographers to reflect on their own approach to historical analysis and its implications for scholarly and political debates in the present. These commentaries suggest that, at its best, historical analysis …
The politics of a natural laboratory
The Galápagos Islands are often called a natural laboratory of evolution. This metaphor provides a powerful way of understanding space that, through scientific research, conservation and tourism, has shaped the archipelago over the past century. Combining environmental histories of field science with political ecologies of conservation biopower, this article foregrounds the territorial production of the archipelago as a living laboratory. In the …
Producing ‘prehistoric’ life
The Molecular Turn in Conservation
Genetic science is an increasingly common tool in conservation management that is reshaping understandings of biodiversity and how best to “save” it. In the Galápagos Islands, genetic science has led to the rediscovery of a species of giant tortoise that by all accounts went extinct more than 150 years ago. This article uses the story of these tortoises to examine how one area of conservation genetics—reconstructions of evolutionary history, or p…
Saving Species
This article tells the stories behind the names of two species of Galápagos giant tortoise, Chelonoidis porteri and Chelonoidis donfaustoi, both of which inhabit Santa Cruz Island and which, until 2015, were considered one species, C. porteri. Taking a multispecies approach, it demonstrates how changing species designations reflect coevolving histories of science and conservation. Walter Rothschild assigned the name Testudo porteri in 1903 at a t…
A Domestic History of the Bank of England, 1930-1960
Producing ‘prehistoric’ life
The Molecular Turn in Conservation
Genetic science is an increasingly common tool in conservation management that is reshaping understandings of biodiversity and how best to “save” it. In the Galápagos Islands, genetic science has led to the rediscovery of a species of giant tortoise that by all accounts went extinct more than 150 years ago. This article uses the story of these tortoises to examine how one area of conservation genetics—reconstructions of evolutionary history, or p…
Historical geographies of, and for, the present
While many human geographers maintain a long-standing interest in historical analysis, we believe that there is a need to more explicitly examine the theories, methods, and, ultimately, the stakes of such work. For this forum, we invited five geographers to reflect on their own approach to historical analysis and its implications for scholarly and political debates in the present. These commentaries suggest that, at its best, historical analysis …
The politics of a natural laboratory
The Galápagos Islands are often called a natural laboratory of evolution. This metaphor provides a powerful way of understanding space that, through scientific research, conservation and tourism, has shaped the archipelago over the past century. Combining environmental histories of field science with political ecologies of conservation biopower, this article foregrounds the territorial production of the archipelago as a living laboratory. In the …
Saving Species
This article tells the stories behind the names of two species of Galápagos giant tortoise, Chelonoidis porteri and Chelonoidis donfaustoi, both of which inhabit Santa Cruz Island and which, until 2015, were considered one species, C. porteri. Taking a multispecies approach, it demonstrates how changing species designations reflect coevolving histories of science and conservation. Walter Rothschild assigned the name Testudo porteri in 1903 at a t…
Considerations for the Safe Operation of Schools During the Coronavirus Pandemic
During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, providing safe in-person schooling has been a dynamic process balancing evolving community disease burden, scientific information, and local regulatory requirements with the mandate for education. Considerations include the health risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its post-acute sequelae, the impact of remote learning or periods of quarantine on education and well-b…
When De-extinction Really Happens
Wild by Design
White Supremacy, Scientific Racism, and Extractivism
Science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) disciplines have long grappled with racism and racial overrepresentation, prompting recent critical approaches to the possibilities of enacting systemic change that go beyond Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives focused on recruitment and retention. To this end, scholars have emphasized the importance of critical histories of science for bringing into sharp focus ho…
Geography (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Environmental ethics (4 works) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Tortoise (3 works)