User:S5lewis13/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Queer ecology

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I am someone who is queer and an ecology focused major so the title initially grabbed my attention. I think it's important to not see the world in a black and white perspective and queer ecology shows the grey area and how social norms have infected something like the scientific world. I overall really liked what was being said, but I feel like it was somewhat lacking in recent events relating to queer ecology.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is short and solid, it gives a clear overview of the topic. The content is out of date and unbalanced. The history spans nearly 40 years, but there is only four short paragraphs. It also doesn't really talk about the history, but rather the foundational texts of which Queer Ecology is based on. While I can see how this could be considered the history, there is nothing about the events that unfolded in-between the creation of each text, when the term "queer ecology" was actually coined and put to use, or any events past 2015. The rest of the content most of the time seems to be reliable and understandable, but it does often feel unconnected to queer ecology. There are many instances where texts or medias are referenced and summarized, but its actual connection to queer ecology is missing or unclear. The definition section is also very confusing. There are a-lot of groups/topics listed creating a giant sentence and by the time the reader gets to the end it is unclear what point is being made. Other than the content itself lacking, the writing is pretty well done, there just needs to be better connectivity through out the piece. The references seem to be solid. There is a wide variety of resources used from various sources and voices.