In the Name of Wild

In the Name of Wild takes you on the five-year journey one family made across five continents to re-imagine the meaning of wildness.

Phillip Vannini and April Vannini are ethnographers and filmmakers. They share an interest in exploring the meaning of “wild” and “wilderness” and are the authors of Wilderness and Inhabited: Wildness and the Vitality of the Land and the directors of In the Name of Wild and Inhabited. They teach in the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Road University and live on Gabriola Island in British Columbia.

Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature:

A fascinating meditation on what constitutes the wild world, and how to travel through it.

Sarah Cox, author of Breaching the Peace: The Site C Dam and a Valley’s Stand against Big Hydro:

In the Name of Wild gave me an entirely new and thought-provoking perspective on how we view the wild, nature, and wilderness. It led me on a vicarious trip to experience wild moments and places around the world, including in a cultural context that all too often gets short shrift in the public eye.

Paul Stoller, author of Yaya’s Story: The Quest for Well-Being in the World:

Filled with breathtaking descriptions of remote landscapes, engaging dialogue, and memorable portraits of character, this book will be read widely, re-read often, and debated passionately for many years to come.