''Whole Terrain: Journal of Reflective Environmental Practice'' is an environmentally-themed literary journal that is published approximately once a year by

Antioch University New England Antioch University New England is a private graduate school located in Keene, New Hampshire, United States. It is part of the Antioch University system, a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) institution that includes campuses in Seattle, Washington; ...

(ANE). Each volume explores emerging

ecological Ecology () is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms and their environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere levels. Ecology overlaps with the closely re ...

and social issues from the perspectives of practitioners working in the

environmental Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, referring respectively to all living and non-living things occurring naturally and the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism ...

field. The

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, a ...

position is open to current ANE students as a

practicum Work Practicum is the American term for a work placement and is an undergraduate or graduate-level course, often in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised practical application of a previously or concurrently stu ...

experience.

History and profile

''Whole Terrain'' was founded in 1992 by the efforts of Antioch faculty and

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people. ** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...

, including Mitchell Thomashow and Eleanor Falcon. The editor of ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 1: Environmental Identity and Professional Choices, was current '' Orion'' editor, H. Emerson Blake.

Themes

*''Heresy'' (Volume 20 2012/2013) *''Net Works'' (Volume 19 2011/2012) *''Boundaries'' (Volume 18 2010/2011) *''Significance of Scale'' (Volume 17 2009/2010) *''((r)e)volution'' (Volume 16 2008/2009) *''Where is

Nature Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the Ecosphere (planetary), ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the Scientific law, laws, elements and phenomenon, phenomena of the physic ...

?'' (Volume 15 2007/2008) *'' Celebration and

Ceremony A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan language, Etruscan origin, via the Latin . Religious and civil ...

'' (Volume 14 2005/2006) *''

Risk In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environ ...

'' (Volume 13 2004/2005) *''

Resilience Resilience, resilient, or resiliency may refer to: Science Ecology * Ecological resilience, the capacity of an ecosystem to recover from perturbations ** Climate resilience, the ability of systems to recover from climate change ** Soil resilien ...

'' (Volume 12 2003/2004) *''

Gratitude Gratitude, thankfulness, or gratefulness is a feeling of appreciation (or similar positive response) by a recipient of another's kindness. This kindness can be gifts, help, favors, or another form of generosity to another person. The word come ...

and Greed'' (Volume 11 2002/2003) *''Surplus and

Scarcity In economics, scarcity "refers to the basic fact of life that there exists only a finite amount of human and nonhuman resources which the best technical knowledge is capable of using to produce only limited maximum amounts of each economic good. ...

'' (Volume 10 2001/2002) *''Serious Play'' (Volume 9 2000/2001) *''Legacy and Posterity'' (Volume 8 1999/2000) *''Transience, Permanence and Commitment'' (Volume 7 1998/1999) *''Creative Collaborations'' (Volume 6 1997/1998) *''Research as Real Work'' (Volume 5 1996/1997) *''Exploring Environmental

Stereotypes In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalization, generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. The type of expectation can vary; it can ...

'' (Volume 4 1995/1996) *''Environmental Ethics at Work'' (Volume 3 1994) *''

Spirituality The meaning of ''spirituality'' has developed and expanded over time, and various meanings can be found alongside each other. Traditionally, spirituality referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape o ...

Identity Identity may refer to: * Identity document * Identity (philosophy) * Identity (social science) * Identity (mathematics) Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Identity'' (1987 film), an Iranian film * ''Identity'' (2003 film), an ...

and

Professional A professional is a member of a profession or any person who work (human activity), works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the partic ...

Choice A choice is the range of different things from which a being can choose. The arrival at a choice may incorporate Motivation, motivators and Choice modelling, models. Freedom of choice is generally cherished, whereas a severely limited or arti ...

s'' (Volume 2 1993) *''Environmental Identity and Professional Choices'' (Volume 1 1992)

Contributors

Contributors to ''Whole Terrain'' include: *

Rick Bass Rick Bass (born March 7, 1958) is an American writer and an environmental activist. He has a Bachelor of Science in Geology with a focus in Wildlife from Utah State University. Right after he graduated, he interned for one year as a Wildlife Bio ...

Thomas Berry Thomas Berry, CP (November 9, 1914 – June 1, 2009) was a Catholic priest, cultural historian, and scholar of the world's religions, especially Asian traditions. Later, as he studied Earth history and evolution, he called himself a "geologian ...

Kenneth Boulding Kenneth Ewart Boulding (; January 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993) was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher.David LatzkoKenneth E. Boulding Comments at personal.psu.edu. Accessed 24 April 20 ...

David Brower David Ross Brower ( ; July 1, 1912 – November 5, 2000) was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies (1997), Friends of the Earth (1969), Ear ...

* Steve Chase * John Elder * J Henry Fair *

Bernd Heinrich Bernd Heinrich (born April 19, 1940 in Bad Polzin, Germany (now Połczyn-Zdrój, Poland)), is a professor emeritus in the biology department at the University of Vermont and is the author of a number of books about nature and biology. Heinrich ha ...

bell hooks Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), better known by her pen name bell hooks (stylized in lowercase), was an American author, theorist, educator, and social critic who was a Distinguished Professor in Residence at Be ...

* Sabine Hrechdakian *

Lewis Hyde Lewis Hyde (born 1945) is a scholar, essayist, translator, cultural critic and writer whose scholarly work focuses on the nature of imagination, creativity, and property. Early life and education Hyde was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He ...

* Stephanie Kaza * Daniel Kemmis *

Robin Wall Kimmerer Robin Wall Kimmerer (born September 13, 1953) is a Potawatomi botanist, author, and the director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF). ...

Michael Klare Michael T. Klare is a Five Colleges professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies, whose department is located at Hampshire College (Amherst, Massachusetts, USA), defense correspondent of ''The Nation'' magazine and author of ''Resource ...

Patricia Monaghan Patricia Monaghan (February 15, 1946, – November 11, 2012) was a poet, a writer, a spiritual activist, and an influential figure in the contemporary women's spirituality movement. Monaghan wrote over 20 books on a range of topics including Go ...

Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist who was widely regarded as Ireland's "National poet, national bard" during the late Georgian era. The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his ''I ...

* Gary Nabhan *Howard Nelson * Janisse Ray * Pattiann Rogers *

Paul Slovic Paul Slovic (born 1938) is an American professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and the president of Decision Research, a collection of scientists from all over the nation and in other countries that study decision-making in times whe ...

* David Sobel * John Tallmadge * Tom Wessels *

Terry Tempest Williams Terry Tempest Williams (born September 8, 1955) is an American writer, educator, conservationist, and activist. Williams' writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of Utah. Her work foc ...

References

External links

Review of ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 3: Environmental Ethics at Work

''Whole Terrain'' on the Web
''Whole Terrain''
main site * ''Whole Terrain'
"Where is Nature?" Virtual Art Gallery
''Whole Terrain'' Articles on the Web

by Michael P. Branch, from ''Utne'', first published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 9 as ''More Than Just Watching''

from ''Utne Magazine'', published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 10 as ''Are We Dreaming?''

by Laird Christiansen, from ''Utne Magazine'', first published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 11 as ''The Give and Take of Wildcrafting''
Hudson River Immersion
by Dr Laird Evans Christiansen, first published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 13

by Peggy Duffy, first published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 10
''Mistaken Impressions of the Natural World''
by Stephanie Kaza, published in ''Whole Terrain'' Volume 4
''Practicing with Greed''
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History and profile

Themes

Contributors

See also

References

External links