No historical period illustrates ecological imperialism better than the nineteenth century Peruvian guano trade when Europe's extractive agricultural practices began threatening soil ecology which fueled the imperialist grip on the southern hemisphere. This talk will weave contemporary issues of imperialist wars fought on behalf of industry, international trade, and the autonomy of the Global South through the historical lens of the then-burgeoning field of soil science and its influence on Marx's own ecological awareness.
T. Callahan is a freelance science writer based in Chicago. He publishes The Stranded Asset on Substack where he reports on the ecological, economic, & social crises, while striving to amplify the voices of activists and organizers. A passionate advocate for eco-socialism, T strives to reveal capitalism’s root-level complicity and inability to address the ecological crisis.
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