The Poet as Activist: On Seeing and Saving the Natural World
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12:00 PM, Vendredi 30 Août 2013 ADT
(1 heure)
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Sample Break 01:00 PM à 02:00 PM (1 heure)
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In the 19th century, inspired by Emerson's essay, Nature, Henry David Thoreau initiated a tradition of the nature writer as observer-artist. Today, that tradition continues, but amid a natural world that has been nearly devastated by our own species. Explore the evolving role of the nature writer as artist and activist. Are seeing the world and saving the world part of the same work?