In this essay contemporary Marxist writings on the commodification of nature in capitalist
societies are reviewed systematically. Recent research on commodities in human …

This paper revisits the central ontological claim in the production of nature thesis, Neil
Smith's proposition that labour is at the heart of the mutual co-production of nature and …

In its origins, the term” geography” refers to the earth and to formal, socially-constructed
knowledge of the material reality of the world-not to space and spatial relations. If we ask …

This paper seeks to clarify what is meant by the 'social construction of nature', which has
become a crude but common term used to describe very different understandings of nature …

By now it is well established, even in the mainstream press, that the history and geography
of capitalism is riven with periodic downturns, some serious enough to warrant the term …

It is now commonplace to assert that the contemporary discursive landscape is strewn with
an abundance of environmental narratives. Yet these stories about nature seldom speak of …

The fantasy of a human being who is, or becomes, human to the extent they move away from
animal nature is stubbornly persistent in western cultural formations. This article (see …

Concepts ofmateriality'are increasingly invoked in human geography. This paper discusses
several recent and influential workings of materiality, and examines their implications for …

This article expounds the traditional Marxist theory of the contradiction between forces and
relations of production, over‐production of capital and economic crisis, and the process of …

This article critically reflects on contemporary discussions of human–nonhuman relations
and their consequences for ecological politics. Recent critiques push back against popular …