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Derrick Jensen (activist)

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Derrick Jensen
Derrick Jensen (2020)
Derrick Jensen (2020)
BornNebraska, United States[1]
LanguageEnglish
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Website
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Derrick Jensen is an American ecophilosopher[2] in the anarcho-primitivist tradition.[3][4] Utne Reader named Jensen among "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing the World" in 2008,[5] and Democracy Now! says that he "has been called the poet-philosopher of the ecology movement".[6]

Lierre Keith (left) and Jensen (right) with Deep Green Resistance at Occupy Oakland in 2011

Jensen is a critic of the mainstream environmental movement's focus on preserving civilization and technology over preserving the natural world.[7] He promotes civil disobedience, radical activism, and dismantling infrastructure on a massive level in order to halt what he has called "the murder of the planet".[7]

Along with Lierre Keith, Jensen is a founder and leader within Deep Green Resistance.

His belief, and the organization's position, that women-only spaces should exclude trans women has drawn criticism.[8][7]

Jensen lives in Crescent City, California.[1]

Selected works

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  • with Draffan, George; Osborn, John (1995). Railroads and clearcuts: Legacy of Congress's 1864 Northern Pacific Railroad land grant. Spokane, Wash. Sandpoint, Idaho: Inland Empire Public Lands Council / Keokee Company Publishing. ISBN 1-879628-08-2. OCLC 32546308.[9]
  • — (2000). A language older than words. New York: Context Books. ISBN 1-893956-03-2. OCLC 44078542. Republished by Chelsea Green in 2004 with ISBN 978-1-931498-55-5.[10]
  • — (2002). The culture of make believe. New York: Context Books. ISBN 1-893956-28-8. OCLC 48761707. Republished by Chelsea Green in 2004 with ISBN 978-1-931498-57-9.[11]
  • with Draffan, George (2003). Strangely like war: The global assault on forests. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green. ISBN 978-1-931498-45-6. OCLC 52464656.[12]
  • with Draffan, George (2004). Welcome to the machine: Science, surveillance, and the culture of control. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green. ISBN 1-931498-52-0. OCLC 54966302.[13]
  • — (2005). Walking on water: reading, writing, and revolution. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green. ISBN 978-1-931498-78-4. OCLC 58051191.[14]
  • with Tweedy-Holmes, Karen (2007). Thought to exist in the wild: Awakening from the nightmare of zoos. Santa Cruz, CA: No Voice Unheard. ISBN 978-0-9728387-1-9. OCLC 137341817.[15]
  • with McMillan, Stephanie (2007). As the world burns: 50 simple things you can do to stay in denial. New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-58322-777-0. OCLC 154705030.[16]
  • with McBay, Aric (2009). What we leave behind. New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-58322-867-8. OCLC 261176357.[17]
  • — (2011). Truths among us: Conversations on building a new culture. Oakland, CA: PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-299-7. OCLC 756915435.[18]
  • — (2017). Monsters: Short stories. Oakland, CA: PM Press. ISBN 978-1-62963-436-4. OCLC 987687487.[19]
  • —; Keith, Lierre; Wilbert, Max (2021). Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It. Monkfish. ISBN 978-1-94862-639-2.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cejnar, Jessica (March 4, 2016). "Prolific author calls Crescent City home". Del Norte Triplicate.
  2. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=pY1oEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA95
  3. ^ Sean Esbjörn-Hargens; Michael E. Zimmerman (2009). Integral ecology: Uniting multiple perspectives on the natural world. p. 492. Anarcho-primitivists ... See ... Derrick Jensen's recent two-volume End-Game
  4. ^ Bob Torres (2007). Making a killing: the political economy of animal rights. p. 68. Despite the problems and flaws with anarcho-primitivist thinking like Jensen's ...
  5. ^ "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World". October 13, 2008. Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Jensen, Derrick (November 26, 2010). "Author and Activist Derrick Jensen: "The Dominant Culture is Killing the Planet ... It's Very Important for Us to Start to Build a Culture of Resistance"". Democracy Now! (Interview). Interviewed by Amy Goodman.
  7. ^ a b c Holzman, Jael (2022). "How a Fight over Transgender Rights Derailed Environmentalists in Nevada". Politico.
  8. ^ Camilla Mortensen (March 8, 2018). "Controversial Speaker Sparks Outcry". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Railroads and Clearcuts: Legacy of Congress's 1864 Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grant by Derrick Jensen". Publishers Weekly. July 3, 1995. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
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  11. ^ "The Culture of Make Believe by Derrick Jensen". Publishers Weekly. April 1, 2002. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
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  13. ^ Sassower, Raphael (2005). "Review of Welcome to the Machine: Science, Surveillance, and the Culture of Control". Utopian Studies. 16 (2): 311–316. ISSN 1045-991X. JSTOR 20718749.
  14. ^ "WALKING ON WATER: Reading, Writing, and Revolution by Derrick Jensen". Publishers Weekly. February 9, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
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  16. ^ Shook, David (2008). "Review of As the World Burns: Fifty Simple Things You Can Do to Stay in Denial". World Literature Today. 82 (4): 64–65. ISSN 0196-3570. JSTOR 20621307.
  17. ^ "What We Leave Behind by Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay". Publishers Weekly. March 30, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  18. ^ "Truths Among Us: Conversations on Building a New Culture by Derrick Jensen". Publishers Weekly. October 10, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  19. ^ "Monsters by Derrick Jensen". Publishers Weekly. July 17, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  20. ^ "Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It by Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, Max Wilbert". Publishers Weekly. February 1, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2025.

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