No. 6 (2024)
The sixth issue of Springs meditates on questions of heritage, place, and responsibility. How many generations does it take to make a meal? How do we show we care—for humans and for nonhumans alike? When we look up, is it a starry night or a sea of fog? At home in Utah, Christopher Cokinos reflects upon a life of lunar research and encourages us to ponder the Moon’s role in our lives, histories, and futures. From the Middle East to the Balkans, Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova explores the diverse history of tarhana’s microbial cultures and distinct culinary flavors while foregrounding its importance to a sustainable future of food. When Stephen Milder talks about a German advertising slogan, he reveals how today’s perception of environmental problems differs from the 1960s. In the Azorean town of Furnas, L. Sasha Gora guides us through a place where the fumaroles simmer an ancient stew, and she asks us to consider the relationship between environments, ingredients, and energy. As she looks at human attachment to individual companion species, Kieko Matteson pens her discord with birds in captivity and considers what could take the place of cages. To better understand work in and on heat in the age of climate change, Daniel Dumas sits down with Elspeth Oppermann to discuss her novel, and personal, approach to the field.
