Tag: Alexa Weik von Mossner
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Empirical Ecocriticism – Environmental Narratives for Social Change
Empirical Ecocriticism Environmental Narratives for Social Change There is a growing consensus that environmental narratives can help catalyze the social change necessary to address today’s environmental crises; however, surprisingly little is known about their impact and effectiveness. In Empirical Ecocriticism, Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Alexa Weik von Mossner, W. P. Malecki, and Frank Hakemulder combine an environmental humanities…
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Ph.d. course: LIT606 Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment
The University of Agder and the Norwegian Researcher School in Environmental Humanities (NoRS-EH) invite applications for the PhD course “Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment”, taking place in Kristiansand, Norway, on 13-16 June 2023. Detailed information on the course contents and the registration form can be found at https://www.uia.no/en/events/ph.d.-course-lit606-ecocritical-theory-literature-culture-and-environment . The course will provide insights into…
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International Conference – Ecological Mindedness and Sustainable Wellbeing
International Conference ECHIC- The European Consortium for Humanities Institutes and Centres University of Ferrara Thursday 25 – Saturday 27 May 2023 Since the World Commission on Environment and Development published OurCommonFuture(1987), the notion of sustainable development has been continuously scrutinised and redefined. Sustainability has been expanded to incorporate environmental, cultural, legal, and economic aspects of…
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Fragile: A Novel by Alexa Weik von Mossner
A man responsible for keeping New York City alive falls for an underground animal activist from the wrong side of the East River in Alexa Weik von Mossner’s debut novel about love, loss, and resilience in the face of global ecological crisis. New York in 2057—a metropolis divided. Sheltered by enormous seawalls, Manhattan is green,…
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Noted: Ekphrasis Journal: The Anthropocene and Intermedial Ecocriticism
Ekphrasis Journal Ekphrasis is a semi-annual, double-blind, peer-reviewed online journal of The Faculty of Theater and Television, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj. This journal is dedicated to interdisciplinary approaches in visual culture and publishes peer-reviewed articles from any field related to contemporary media and image related productions. Ekphrasis concentrates both on research and theory, and on practical…
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16th Webinar II – Cognition, Emotion, and the Impact of Environmental Narratives with Alexa Weik von Mossner
Cognition, Emotion, and the Impact of Environmental Narratives Alexa Weik von Mossner, Professor of American Studies, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Time and Date: Saturday, 7th of November 2020, 09:00 a.m. CET (Central European Time) Due to the high level of interest. Max Participants: 8 (Please register below) Recent years have seen an increased attention…
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EASLCE 16th Webinar: Cognition, Emotion, and the Impact of Environmental Narratives with Prof. Alexa Weik von Mossner
Cognition, Emotion, and the Impact of Environmental Narratives Alexa Weik von Mossner, Professor of American Studies, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Time and Date: 10th of October, 2020 – 09:00 a.m. CET (Central European Time) Registration Closed, please check back for our next webinar! Recent years have seen an increased attention to the ways in which…
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University of Agder, Norway – PhD Course: Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment
25. Sep – 27. September 2019 PhD Course: Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment University of Agder, Norway Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment Ecocriticism, that is, research focusing on the relation between literature, culture and the environment, is a rapidly growing field both internationally and within Norway. As an environmental humanities discipline, ecocritical research…
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Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative by Alexa Weik von Mossner
Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative by Alexa Weik von Mossner Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative explores our emotional engagement with environmental narrative. Focusing on the American cultural context, Alexa Weik von Mossner develops an ecocritical approach that draws on the insights of affective science and cognitive narratology. This approach helps to…
