Laura PustarfiIn The Company Of The ForestThis short, imaginative piece was written for the International Trees Foundation for their Trees Journal Issue 78. I am thrilled to support…4 min read·Feb 17, 2022----
Laura PustarfiA Place for Trees: Toward Arboreal RightsCan trees have rights?6 min read·Jul 12, 2021----
Laura PustarfiConnecting with a TreeReflections on relationships with trees4 min read·Mar 21, 2019----
Laura PustarfiCritical Plant Studies Literature ReviewWritten as part of my proposal for my forthcoming dissertation, Arboreality: Revisioning Trees in the Western Paradigm.12 min read·May 3, 2018----
Laura PustarfiArboreality: Revisioning Trees in the Western Paradigm AbstractBelow is the abstract for my forthcoming doctoral dissertation, expected graduation spring 2019.2 min read·Apr 20, 2018----
Laura PustarfiPhenomenological Perspectives on Trees and PlantsIntroductory Thoughts21 min read·Sep 11, 2017----
Laura PustarfiConsciousness: Definitions in the Literature[This writing is a selection from my comprehensive exam in anticipation of my doctoral dissertation.]7 min read·Jul 18, 2017----
Laura PustarfiDangerous Women: Hypatia and Future PhilosophyIt’s dangerous to be a woman with ideas. Women have never been seriously considered as part of the Western philosophical lineage, which is…5 min read·Feb 24, 2016----
Laura PustarfiArboreality: A Partial Phenomenology of Trees 2I love the covers of books. The feel of their softness, or smoothness, or rough paper under my fingertips. The way the cover promises all…2 min read·Dec 19, 2015----
Laura PustarfiArboreality: A Partial Phenomenology of Trees 1I enjoy being the type of almost-30- year old woman who climbs trees. On a gently sunny Sunday, I stopped by a beautiful little park…2 min read·Dec 19, 2015----