Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature Zamore Shaz
Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature Zamore Shaz Illustrates the broad experiences of nature enthusiasts by highlighting diverse perspectives…
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Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature Zamore Shaz
Illustrates the broad experiences of nature enthusiasts by highlighting diverse perspectives and intersectionalityContributors are all Black women and nonbinary outdoor writers working in fields such as botany, marine biology, ornithology, mammalogy, environmental policy, land management, and moreEncompassing four major themes--identity, inspiration, ancestry, and stewardship--Been Outside traces common experiences across these writers' paths through nature and into science. This collection explores what sparked their interests in the natural world, how fieldwork and adventure have shaped them as individuals, what it means to be a Black woman or nonbinary scientist studying the natural world, and what the future may look like for our shared outdoor community.Essays and poems range across activities from rock climbing, surfing, and snowboarding