Porous Boundaries and Borders of Entangled Bodies A Counterpoint Conversation This year, Counterpoint is joining the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture conference at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The conference is devoted to the topic “Crossing Borders, Transgressing Boundaries: Religion, Migration, and Climate Change.” Read more
Doggerland Entanglements By Kocku von Stuckrad Imagine that the land between Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands was not covered by water. Instead, it consisted of a landscape rich in plant, animal, and fungi life with hills and rivers, making it an ideal habitat for hunter-gatherer-fisher communities (human and Read more
Inside Out / Outside In: Returning our Bodies to the Commons By Whitney A. Bauman Often times the “work” of overcoming what Bruno Latour called “the great divide” between humans and the rest of the natural world is focused on externally relating to the rest of the natural world of Read more
Bridging the Human and More-than-human World A Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge Research Colloquium Living root bridges are among the biggest tourist attractions in the Indian state of Meghalaya. The indigenous Khasi and Jaintia communities build these bridges together with the aerial roots of the Ficus elastica tree. They are essential to Read more
Plants, Art, and Spirituality By Sara Michieletto In front of my window, as I write, I see a man hanging by ropes from a tree. The tree is an American oak tree that I observe every day, throughout the seasons. The centuries-old oak stands in my neighbors’ garden, and I Read more
The Arduous Journey of Staying Home By Jan Millsapps Relatively few humans consider themselves spacefarers. And yet we live on a spaceship spinning daily on its axis at about a thousand mph (1600 kph), slinging itself around the Sun at 67,000 mph (107,000 kph), and hurtling, with the rest of Read more
“Don’t Look Up” in 2025: Predictive Precisions and Ongoing Omissions By Christiana Zenner Yule: “I don’t know, I’m starting to think that all this ‘end of the world’ stuff is bullshit.” Kate Dibiasky: “It’s not. It’s definitely happening. I’ve seen it.” –Don’t Look Up (2021) “I’m curious to hear what it’s Read more
Fragile Toxic Masculine Energy By Lina Aschenbrenner About a month ago, Mark Zuckerberg sparked extensive critical discussion in multiple media spaces, when he told podcaster Joe Rogan that “corporate culture had swung to being that somewhat more neutered thing” that lacks “masculine energy.” Unsurprisingly, my first thought was: this deserves Read more
The Truth Requires a Little Shame and Guilt By Susanne Karr What kind of person do I want to be? This question serves as a compass for personal growth, guiding the ever-unfolding journey of self-discovery and transformation. When attention is given to what truly matters, the values that shape one’s Read more
Facing the Fall By Whitney A. Bauman “Burn it all down,” was the recent response of a friend when we were talking about the 2024 US election, the conflicts in Israel-Palestine, the rise of nationalisms everywhere, and the lack of governments around the world to respond adequately to global climate Read more