Tag: Ecocritical theory
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News: Summary of the 17th EASLCE Webinar: Transversal Aesthetics
Host: Dr André Krebber, University of Kassel, Germany Participants: Julia Ditter, Northumbria University, United Kingdom (co-ordinator) Lena Pfeifer, University of Würzburg, Germany (co-ordinator) G. J. Hilton, Birmingham University, United Kingdom Molina Klingler, University of Würzburg, Germany Melina Lieb, University of Mainz, Germany Stefano Rozzoni, University of Bergamo, Italy On 2 March, a group of aspiring…
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EASLCE 15th Webinar: Brexit Ecocriticism
Brexit Ecocriticism Greg Garrard, Professor of Environmental Humanities, University of British Columbia, Canada Webinar Date and time: 2 May 2020, 10am PDT / 7pm CET The long-standing relationship between conservatism and conservation, and between nation and nature, was obscured by the stark anti-environmentalism of late twentieth century neoliberal conservatism. The vital role of ‘Englishness’ in…
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Summary of the 14th EASLCE Webinar: Ecocritics Going Public
Scott Slovic opened the webinar with an introduction into the world of the public intellectual, a figure that is explored in depth in the writings we prepared for the webinar. Rather than letting ourselves be pushed to the side while scholars in the fields of economics, public policy, law and the natural sciences dominate public…
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CFP: Planet Ocean – Interdisciplinary Workshop on Contemporary Marine Environments – Extended July 14th
Deadline Extended JULY 14th Interdisciplinary Workshop on Contemporary Marine Environments Changing marine environments form a significant part of contemporary concerns around global warming. Rising sea-levels, microplastics, oil spills, and fishing practices are just some of the compounding environmental factors that scientific research attempts to tackle. Yet the sea is also an everyday space of both…
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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…
