ASLE Ecomedia SIG leaders Michelle Yates and Sara Crosby have organized these upcoming events as part of a Spring 2026 Ecomedia Virtual Lecture Series. Follow the link below to register for one or more. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Friday February 20 @1pm EST (12pm CST/10am PST)
- “Cool Climate Stories at Brazil’s Fiery COP30″ with Everett Hamner, Professor of English, Western Illinois University
- “Documenting Settler Time: The James Bay Project in the Films of Boyce Richardson” with Jane Robbins Mize, Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Please register for the February 20 lecture here.
Thursday March 19 @noon EST (11am CST/9am PST)
- “Puns around Pollution: Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’s “Windstorm in Bubbleland” with Sara Lindey, Professor, Department of English, St. Vincent College
- “Eternity Now: Nuclear Waste, Documentary Filmmaking, and the Haunting of the Future” with Juan Meneses, Associate Professor, Department of English, UNC Charlotte
Please register for the March 19 lecture here.
Friday April 10 @ 1pm EST (12pm CST/10am PST)
“Planting Disabled Futures: Virtual Reality and Eco-Performance,” a workshop and lecture with Petra Kuppers, Anita Gonzalez Collegiate Professor of Performance Studies and Disability Culture, University of Michigan
Please register for the April 10 workshop and lecture here.
Thursday May 7 @1pm EST (12pm CST/10am PST)
An Ecohorror Panel, with
- Sara Crosby, Professor of English, The Ohio State University
- Michelle Yates, Professor and Associate Director, School of Communication and Culture, Columbia College Chicago
Please register for the May 7 lecture here.
