Public Environmental Humanities
Panel proposed at the 2023 ASLE + AESS Conference: “Reclaiming the Commons”
July 9-12, 2023 in Portland, Oregon
We seek presentations on current projects that utilize the arts and humanities to engage communities around environmental issues. We take inspiration from projects such as the Humanities for the Environment Observatories, the Freshwater Lab at the University of Illinois – Chicago, the Penn Program for the Environmental Humanities, and other publicly engaged collaborative projects that address questions of environmental justice, ecological sustainability, and civic education. We wish ...
Energy Justice and the Commons
Panel proposed at the 2023 ASLE + AESS Conference: “Reclaiming the Commons”
July 9-12, 2023 in Portland, Oregon
This roundtable examines the relations between energy, justice, and the commons as an approach to addressing climate emergency, envisioning alternative energy futures and modes of energy transition, and focusing on the conditions and needs of communities who are disproportionately impacted by environmental harms. While the idea of “energy justice” has been taken up most centrally in governmental frameworks and public policy initiatives, this roundtable considers how, and ...