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The Highlander Journal is an academic, open-access, and peer reviewed online journal, broadly concerned with the study of populations historically situated at the margins of the state, and is inspired by debates on the spatio-cultural aspects of ‘Zomia’. This concept was used originally to imagine an alternate cartography of upland Asia, which in-turn spurred debates on state, culture, and social formation in the so-called peripheries. The Journal is a unique and accessible forum for multidisciplinary and comparative discussions, taking these concepts within and beyond Asia and thereby engaging with global conversations on interconnection and fragmentation.

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Current Issue

Volume 3, No. 2Ekologos

Published April 27, 2024

Issue description

Welcome to the latest issue of The Highlander Journal, where we explore the intersection of environmental humanities and indigenous knowledge across some of the Earth's most ecologically sensitive areas—the Arctic, Amazon, Himalayas, and South Asia. This edition eme ... See the full issue

Editorial

  1. Michael Timothy Heneise

    Global Environmental Humanities: Indigenous Knowledge about Environmental Change in the Arctic, Amazon, Himalayas, and South Asia

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11001640

Articles

  1. Luiz Marques

    Crossing Tipping Points in the Amazon Rainforest: The decisive decade

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10986767

  2. Antonio Guerreiro

    Threats to Rivers and Indigenous Heritage in the Amazon: A View from the Upper Xingu

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11001310

Special Section - Highland Gathering

  1. Anna Ziya Geerling

    The Intersubjective Ecology Lab: Collaborative More-than-Human and Artistic Pedagogies

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11001376

  2. Tümüzo Katiry, Akumtong Imchen, Saktum Wonti

    Tasting Tomorrow: Exploring Climate- Adapted Cuisines in Nagaland

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11001758

  3. Evan Tims

    Generating Climate Futures Through Collaborative Workshops: A Method Brief

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11001809

  4. Shyamal Lakshminarayanan

    Ekologos Wiki — A Tool for Online Project Collaboration

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11001833

  5. Kenilo Kessen, Meziwang Zeliang, Thsope Medo, Mhabemo Patton, Vekho Tunyi, Dimusie Pojar

    Nagaland’s Contribution to India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11001851

Photo Essays

  1. Thomas Bøhn, Jutta Kapfer

    Kaziranga National Park — Beauty and Richness of Species and Ecological Interactions

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11002160

  2. Luiz Felipe Medina

    A Young Guarani in the Arctic: Ekologos Project, International Academic Exchange for Indigenous Youth

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11002210

  3. Miguel da Cruz

    A Reminder to Let the Gaze Linger

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11002225

Special Section - Highland Institute

  1. Tümüzo Katiry, Kevide Lcho, Saktum Wonti, Catriona Child

    Earthkeepers Project: Noklak Border Mission

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11002249

  2. Lu Chi

    MyCClimate 2023: Climate change and conservation in three Naga villages

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11002280

  3. Bertrand Lefebvre, Akumtong Imchen, Rovithono Yhome

    URBALTOUR: Examining the Rise of Tourism in Kohima, Nagaland

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11002297

  4. Sholu Movi, Lanuakum Aier, Ruchira Boss

    Everyday Lives of Naga Women

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11002325

  5. Aviholi Chishi

    Highland Film Club: Connecting People and Cultures through Film

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11002352