Ecological Lives of Things

Ecological Lives of Things : identify an object, thing, or some other nonhuman material and track its lifespan from production to consumption. Ideally, you will want to map out the ecological and economic webs that constitute some of the most mundane things in our lives. By presenting a thick description of your object, you will measure its ecological cost and value; this project should open space for you to move from the hyper-particular(a single thing, or small set of things) to more general theories about the interactions of human and nonhuman things across multiple scales–spatial, ecological, economic, political, etc. for example PENCIL, TOY…..