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Thom van Dooren

University of Sydney | University of Oslo

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ethics

A World in a Shell: Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions

A World in a Shell: Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions

Posted on July 1, 2020February 23, 2021Uncategorized

I am currently finishing work on a new book focused on the disappearing land snails of Hawai’i. While I’ve tried to make all of my books accessible and engaging, this is the first one that I’ve written in a deliberate effort to speak to a general readership.

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Two exciting French translations

Two exciting French translations

Posted on July 2, 2016November 25, 2020Birds and extinction, Environmental Humanities, Extinction and Ethics

I’m very happy to announce two recent French translations of my writing.

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The ethics of off-earth mining: expanding the discussion

The ethics of off-earth mining: expanding the discussion

Posted on November 5, 2015November 25, 2020Space Ethics

This post was co-authored with Matthew Kearnes and is part of a collaborative research and writing project. I presented it today at the 2015 Off-Earth Mining Forum in Sydney.

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Ethics in the Field: How far should we go to bring back lost species?

Ethics in the Field: How far should we go to bring back lost species?

Posted on August 4, 2015November 25, 2020Birds and extinction, Extinction and Ethics

Translocation, captive breeding, somatic cell nuclear transfer (cloning), back-breeding, gene and seed banking—the list goes on. Today, there are a whole range of different technologies and techniques aimed at holding on to, or even resurrecting, ...

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Off-Earth mining and an ethics of interstellar flourishing?

Off-Earth mining and an ethics of interstellar flourishing?

Posted on May 1, 2015Space Ethics

Over the last few weeks I’ve knuckled down and finally made a proper start on an exciting new research project. Matthew Kearnes and I are beginning some collaborative work on the ethics and politics of ...

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Flight Ways on the New Books Network seminar

Flight Ways on the New Books Network seminar

Posted on April 17, 2015Birds and extinction, Environmental Humanities, Extinction and Ethics

A great interview on Flight Ways has just been posted on the New Books Network seminar. Thanks so much to Carla Nappi for taking the time to read the book and chat with me.

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Encountering Crows: Living with wildlife in a changing world

Encountering Crows: Living with wildlife in a changing world

Posted on December 8, 2014Birds and extinction, Extinction and Ethics

I am currently beginning work on a new 3-4 year research project focused on crows around the world. Below are a few excerpts from a recent grant application, stitched together to give a sense of ...

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Care: Some musings on a theme

Care: Some musings on a theme

Posted on July 19, 2014Birds and extinction, Extinction and Ethics

This short paper was written for a collaborative project that is working to develop a lexicon for the environmental humanities (yet to be published). It was presented at the Affective Habitus conference in Canberra in ...

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Back from the brink – an interview on ABC Radio National

Back from the brink – an interview on ABC Radio National

Posted on April 30, 2014Birds and extinction, Environmental Humanities, Extinction and Ethics

On Monday morning I appeared on a short program on the ABC Radio National program ‘Life Matters‘. We talked about extinction, conservation and ethics. You can listen to the full audio here. Image: A Distant ...

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Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction

Posted on December 9, 2013Birds and extinction, Extinction and Ethics

In celebration of the recently released cover for my new book, I’ve posted a little description of it here. The book is forthcoming with Columbia University Press in early to mid 2014.

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