Notes from Energy Transitions in Long Modernity and Oecologies Fall Event
Anna Dobrowolski (UC Davis) On Friday, October 25, the Oecologies working group discussed Francis Bacon’s and Boccaccio’s versions of the Prometheus myth along with Imre Szeman and Dominic Boyer’s introduction their Energy Humanities anthology. The conversation anticipates the upcoming conference, Energy Transitions in Long Modernity, which will take place at UCLA’s Clark Library on January…
Notes from Oecologies Event: “Performance, Place, and Pedagogy”
Courtney M. M. Morgan (Lewis-Clark State College) In May 2024, the Oecologies virtual event, “Performance, Place, and Pedagogy,” brought together scholars and practitioners from various fields to discuss the intersection of environmental activism, pedagogy, and performance. The presentations explored how environmental concerns shape both creative practices and educational approaches, highlighting the interconnectedness of art, place,…
Eco-joy in A Midsummer Yosemite’s Dream
Tiffany Jo Werth, UC Davis A Midsummer Yosemite’s DreamDirected, adapted, and produced by Katie BrokawApril 25-28, 2024 Near the time of Earth Day this past April, I escaped Bay Area traffic for the embrace of giant trees, roaring cascades, a towering Dome, and Park Rangers masquerading as players in A Midsummer Yosemite’s Dream. Nestled in…
Notes from Oecologies Sponsored Event: Celebrating Joshua Calhoun’s Nature of the Page
Mikhaila Redovian, University of California, Davis Though Joshua Calhoun’s most recent book, The Nature of the Page: Poetry, Papermaking and the Ecology of Texts in Renaissance England was published in December of 2019, the global pandemic delayed celebrating his innovative publication until this year. That additional time allowed Oecologies members to engage deeply with the…
Notes from an Oecologies Event: “Ecogrief and the Premodern Environment”
Peter Remien, Lewis-Clark State College Ecological grief is mourning that accompanies the ‘realization of environmental loss. Experienced as sorrow, guilt, helplessness, anger, desperation, and anxiety, ecogrief is associated with the vast environmental crises of the twenty-first century, such as climate change, ocean acidification, and species loss. And yet the most salient poetic expression of ecogrief…
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