CfP: New Book on the Enivronmental History of Big Box Stores
Scholars specializing in environmental history are seeking contributors for an edited volume that explores the ecological history of big box stores.
Big box stores, from Target to Walmart to REI, have radically reshaped the American landscape in the last fifty years. Every person in the country has some connection to one or many of these outlets. Yet, despite their ubiquitous presence in our lives, environmental historians have not investigated the global ecological footprint of these transformative institutions. This volume focuses on the rise of big-box retail in the latter part of the twentieth century and the radical ways in which industry retailers reshaped our global and local environments.
We are looking for chapter proposals from potential contributors by July 24th, 2020. If your research fits this project and you'd like to join the volume, please contact Bart Elmore, associate professor of environmental history at Ohio State Univeristy
Big box stores, from Target to Walmart to REI, have radically reshaped the American landscape in the last fifty years. Every person in the country has some connection to one or many of these outlets. Yet, despite their ubiquitous presence in our lives, environmental historians have not investigated the global ecological footprint of these transformative institutions. This volume focuses on the rise of big-box retail in the latter part of the twentieth century and the radical ways in which industry retailers reshaped our global and local environments.
We are looking for chapter proposals from potential contributors by July 24th, 2020. If your research fits this project and you'd like to join the volume, please contact Bart Elmore, associate professor of environmental history at Ohio State Univeristy