Writer. Creative. Integral Ecologist.

Welcome! Laura Pustarfi, Ph.D. is an aspiring writer with a focus on philosophy, ecology, and religion. Her current work addresses trees in the Western paradigm.

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Recent Writings

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Article - An ecophenomenological dendrochronology: Shlain’s Dendrofemonology through a lens of Stein’s temporality
Article - An ecophenomenological dendrochronology: Shlain’s Dendrofemonology through a lens of Stein’s temporality

A journal article “An ecophenomenological dendrochronology: Shlain’s Dendrofemonology through a lens of Stein’s temporality” has been published in the Cogent Arts & Humanities, an open access journal.

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Book Review: Pustarfi on Lowman and Hérem, 'Tree Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Arboreal Lives'
Book Review: Pustarfi on Lowman and Hérem, 'Tree Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Arboreal Lives'

See my review of Tree Day by Meg Lowman and illustrated by Thibaud Herem.

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SUNY Press Blog: What is the Tree to a Philosopher?
SUNY Press Blog: What is the Tree to a Philosopher?

What is the Tree to a Philosopher? is a short blog post about trees on the SUNY Press website.

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Article - “Skin contains land and birds”: Understanding inner healing intelligence through critical vitalism and Indigenous thought
Article - “Skin contains land and birds”: Understanding inner healing intelligence through critical vitalism and Indigenous thought

A journal article co-authored with Keith Williams and Andrée-Anne Bédard, “Skin contains land and birds”: Understanding inner healing intelligence through critical vitalism and Indigenous thought, has been published in the Journal of Psychedelic Studies, an open access journal.

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Upcoming Events

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The Ethics of Caring about Plants: A Conversation with Kate Brelje
Sep 30
The Ethics of Caring about Plants: A Conversation with Kate Brelje

I will be moderating a conversation with Dr. Kate Brelje about the moral value of plants as this relates to their human care-givers.

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