At this particular historical juncture of the Anthropocene, when it is clear that humanity is responsible for fundamental changes to the biosphere, the political necessity of questioning the normative status of human life at the center demands reconfiguring our relationship with each other. And while environmental educators and researchers have engaged this relationship for over 50 years, there now seem to be rapid movements outside the research dimensions of this field that suggest a wide range of new conceptual starting points to rethink our work as ways of breaking out of taken-for-granted research practices.