James M. Van Lanen

Writing

Academic publications, essays, and articles on hunter-gatherer studies, rewilding philosophy, and subsistence lifeways. PDFs are available for download where indicated.

Academic Publications

An examination of how wildness and wilderness have been commodified by both the outdoor recreation industry and the conservation movement, and what this means for any genuine attempt at rewilding.

A comparative analysis of hunter-gatherer mobility patterns in relation to climate, habitat type, and geographic distance, presented at the Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies.

Subsistence Mobility

Hunter-Gatherer Research 3.2PDF

An exploration of subsistence mobility strategies among contemporary hunter-gatherer populations and what these patterns reveal about human ecological adaptation.

On the procurement of raw lithic materials for stone tool production — combining archaeological evidence with ethnographic observation and personal fieldwork experience.


Essays

Black and Green Review #32016

An examination of human domestication, its role in persistently failed resistance, and the case that rewilding is the only viable foundation for authentic liberation.

Black & Green Review #42016

On-the-ground prescriptions and pathways for shedding domestication — from community self-reliance and wild food sovereignty to hunting, primitive skills, and the rejection of technological dependency.

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Online Articles

An account of traditional ski-hunting practices among indigenous Siberian peoples and their parallels to Alaska Native subsistence traditions.

A narrative of a winter caribou hunt in the Alaska backcountry, weaving together subsistence practice, ecology, and personal reflection.

Examining subsistence lifeways along the Kuskokwim River in western Alaska — fishing, hunting, and gathering traditions that persist in one of the most remote regions of North America.


Free Ebooks

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A two-part series on rewilding, feral resistance, and the dismantling of human domestication. Now available as free downloads.

The Wind Roars Ferociously — cover

Part I

The Wind Roars Ferociously

Feral Foundations and the Necessity of Wild Resistance

Examines the process of human domestication, its role in persistently failed resistance, and makes the case that rewilding is the only viable foundation for authentic liberation.

Originally published in Black and Green Review #3.

Towards a Feral Future — cover

Part II

Towards a Feral Future

Field Notes, Linked with the Ethnographic Record

On-the-ground prescriptions and pathways for shedding domestication — from community self-reliance and wild food sovereignty to hunting, primitive skills, and the rejection of technological dependency.

Originally published in Black & Green Review #4.

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Recommended Reading

For a curated bibliography and recommended reading list, visit humanrewilding.earth.