Regionalism and Ecohorror
Panel proposed at the 2023 ASLE + AESS Conference: “Reclaiming the Commons”
July 9-12, 2023 in Portland, Oregon
On the topic of regional literature, authors Sherrie A. Inness and Diana Royer write, “[W]e find our subjectivities profoundly influenced by our locatedness” (6) – that our personal relationships with land and place are inherently connected to the discourses of socio-cultural conflicts and tensions which emerge from these defined regional spaces. Through the lens of ecohorror, we aim to examine literary and visual representations of regional identity-making ...
Thinking the Commons Beyond Extraction and Extinction
Panel proposed at the 2023 ASLE + AESS Conference: “Reclaiming the Commons”
July 9-12, 2023 in Portland, Oregon
Co-organised by Dr Ida Marie Olsen (Ghent University) and Dr Reuben Martens (University of Waterloo)
If we are to reclaim the commons—setting aside the difficulties of defining commons and who they actually belong to, especially in any North American or postcolonial state—where do we begin? Many commons, whether they be terrestrial, aquatic, atmospheric or sociocultural, have been and are still in the process of being actively destroyed in ...
RMMLA-Sponsored ASLE Panel
Guaranteed panel at the 2023 ASLE + AESS Conference: “Reclaiming the Commons”
July 9-12, 2023 in Portland, Oregon
This guaranteed panel at the ASLE + AESS conference highlights the work of scholars affiliated with the Rocky Mountain MLA.
Proposals on any topic related to literature and the environment are welcome. Please send an abstract and brief bio to Jenna Gersie by December 21, 2022, at jenna.gersie@colorado.edu.
Priority will be given to current members of RMMLA; please indicate in your email if you are a current member.
Blue Spaces/Blue Bodies: Watery Commons, The Great Connect for All
Deadline extended to December 15
Panel proposed at the 2023 ASLE + AESS Conference: “Reclaiming the Commons”
July 9-12, 2023 in Portland, Oregon
“People who visit the coast at least twice weekly tend to experience better general and mental health.” –Dr. Lewis Elliott
“In Minnesota, the fatal drowning rate of American Indians is more than three times the rate for whites. Blacks and Asians in the state are nearly one-and-a-half times as likely to drown as whites, according to CDC statistics. The fatal drowning rate of African-American children ...