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Shaped by fields as diverse as philosophy, anthropology, geography, cultural studies, and more, the "environmental humanities" encourage us to examine the relationship between humans and their social and natural environments. How have literature, film, and the arts engaged with the idea of sustainability? How important is storytelling in imagining and working towards a more sustainable future? This conversation considers current perspectives on ecocriticism and the environmental humanities through an interdisciplinary and comparative lens. Panelists Daniel J. Philippon (Associate Professor of English, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) and Alexa Weik von Mossner (Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Klagenfurt) discuss how humanistic approaches help cultivate a new understanding of climate change and other ecological challenges. Moderated by David Clay Large (IES Senior Fellow and Associate Director of the UC Berkeley Austrian Studies Program).
Shaped by fields as diverse as philosophy, anthropology, geography, cultural studies, and more, the "environmental humanities" encourage us to examine the relationship between humans and their social and natural environments. How have literature, film, and the arts engaged with the idea of sustainability? How important is storytelling in imagining and working towards a more sustainable future? This conversation considers current perspectives on ecocriticism and the environmental humanities through an interdisciplinary and comparative lens. Panelists Daniel J. Philippon (Associate Professor of English, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) and Alexa Weik von Mossner (Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Klagenfurt) discuss how humanistic approaches help cultivate a new understanding of climate change and other ecological challenges. Moderated by David Clay Large (IES Senior Fellow and Associate Director of the UC Berkeley Austrian Studies Program).
