OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film | "What is a Setting in Cli-Fi?": The Oregon State Guide to Climate-Change Literature @SWLF | Uploaded 1 month ago | Updated 1 hour ago
How does climate change alter our understanding of settings in storytelling? How can you spot these changes in cli-fi? In this short video, MA student Case Pharr uses Barbara Kingsolver's novel Flight Behavior to answer these questions. The series is designed to help high school and college English students understand how common literary terms and literary devices change in our era of changing climate.
In early fall 2024, we will begin to debut free (OER) lesson plans tied to these videos designed for teachers and students who wish to join the conversation. Those resources will be housed here: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/media/swlf-media-channel
Timestamps
0:00 Setting General Definition and Example
1:09 Climate Change and Geologic Agency
3:05 Setting in Cli-Fi
3:25 Cli-Fi Example
5:29 Conclusions and Questions
The series is sponsored by the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University. For more discussions of literary topics and essay writing tips, please subscribe to the SWLF YouTube Channel or visit https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/ .
In the comments section below, please feel free to suggest other terms that you would like us to cover in this new series. Liking, sharing, and commenting on these videos will help us to build a rich digital learning environment around this pressing problem of the 21st century.
How does climate change alter our understanding of settings in storytelling? How can you spot these changes in cli-fi? In this short video, MA student Case Pharr uses Barbara Kingsolver's novel Flight Behavior to answer these questions. The series is designed to help high school and college English students understand how common literary terms and literary devices change in our era of changing climate.
In early fall 2024, we will begin to debut free (OER) lesson plans tied to these videos designed for teachers and students who wish to join the conversation. Those resources will be housed here: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/media/swlf-media-channel
Timestamps
0:00 Setting General Definition and Example
1:09 Climate Change and Geologic Agency
3:05 Setting in Cli-Fi
3:25 Cli-Fi Example
5:29 Conclusions and Questions
The series is sponsored by the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University. For more discussions of literary topics and essay writing tips, please subscribe to the SWLF YouTube Channel or visit https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/ .
In the comments section below, please feel free to suggest other terms that you would like us to cover in this new series. Liking, sharing, and commenting on these videos will help us to build a rich digital learning environment around this pressing problem of the 21st century.
