Derrick Jensen

Derrick Jensen
Derrick Jensen
Born	December 19, 1960 (age 63); Nebraska, United States
Occupation	Writer; author; activist;
Language	English
Education	Colorado School of Mines (BSc); Eastern Washington University (MFA);
Subject	Environmentalism; Industrialisation; Philosophy; Ecocide; Colonialism; Patriarchy; Criticism of queer theory;
Website
	derrickjensen.org

Derrick Jensen (born December 19, 1960) is an American ecophilosopher, writer, author, teacher and environmentalist in the anarcho-primitivist tradition,^[2]^[3] though he rejects the label "anarchist". Utne Reader named Jensen among "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing the World" in 2008,^[4] and Democracy Now! says that he "has been called the poet-philosopher of the ecology movement".^[5]

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.^[6] He specifically challenges the lifestyle changes and individualistic solutions broadly advocated, considering them drastically inadequate to the global scale of environmental catastrophe.^[7] Instead, 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".^[6]

Jensen is a founder and leader within Deep Green Resistance.

His and the organization's belief that women-only spaces should exclude trans women has led to accusations of transphobia.^[8]^[6]

Jensen lives in Crescent City, California.^[1]

Selected works

with Draffan, George; Osborn, John (1995). Listening to the land: Conversations about nature, culture, and Eros. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-417-3. OCLC 31046167. Republished by Chelsea Green in 2004 with ISBN 978-1-931498-56-2.
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.
— (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.
— (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.
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.
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.
— (2005). Walking on water: reading, writing, and revolution. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green. ISBN 978-1-931498-78-4. OCLC 58051191.
— (2006). Endgame, Volume 1: The Problem of Civilization. New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-58322-730-X. OCLC 64098342.
— (2006). Endgame, Volume 2: Resistance., Seven Stories Press, ISBN 1-58322-724-5
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.
— (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.
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.
— (2008). How shall I live my life? On liberating the earth from civilization. Oakland, Calif: PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-003-0. OCLC 568066001.
with McBay, Aric (2009). What we leave behind. New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-58322-867-8. OCLC 261176357.
— (2009). Songs of the dead. Crescent City, CA: Flashpoint Press/PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-044-3. OCLC 435639513.
— (2010). Lives less valuable: A novel (in French). Oakland, Calif. London: PM Press Turnaround distributor. ISBN 978-1-60486-045-0. OCLC 611595324.
— (2010). Resistance against empire. Crescent City, Calif. Oakland, CA: Flashpoint Press PM. ISBN 978-1-60486-046-7. OCLC 651663537.
with McMillan, Stephanie (2010). Mischief in the forest: A yarn yarn. Oakland, Calif. London: PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-081-8. OCLC 700207114.
— (2011). Dreams. New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-58322-930-9. OCLC 669755057.
with McBay, Aric; Keith, Lierre (2011). Deep green resistance: Strategy to save the planet. New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-58322-929-3. OCLC 601132927.
— (2011). Truths among us: Conversations on building a new culture. Oakland, CA: PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-299-7. OCLC 756915435.
— (2012). Keith, Lierre (ed.). The Derrick Jensen reader: Writings on environmental revolution. New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-60980-404-6. OCLC 753625923.
with McMillan, Stephanie (2012). The knitting circle rapist annihilation squad. Chicago: PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-596-7. OCLC 811505057.
with Keith, Lierre, eds. (2012). Earth at risk: Building a resistance movement to save the planet. PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-674-2.
— (2016). The myth of human supremacy. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-60980-678-1. OCLC 914290213.
— (2017). Monsters: Short stories. Oakland, CA: PM Press. ISBN 978-1-62963-436-4. OCLC 987687487.
—; 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.

References

^ ^a ^b Cejnar, Jessica (March 4, 2016). "Prolific author calls Crescent City home". derrickjensen.org. Del Norte Triplicate.
^ 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
^ 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 ...
^ "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World". October 13, 2008. Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holzman, Jael (2022). "How a Fight over Transgender Rights Derailed Environmentalists in Nevada". Politico. Politico LLC.
^ Kateman, Brian (2022). "To Save The Planet, We Need Systemic Change—But Your Individual Choices Still Matter". Forbes.
^ Camilla Mortensen (March 8, 2018). "Controversial Speaker Sparks Outcry". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved July 19, 2022.