Webinar Summaries
Summaries of the EASLCE Webinars from 2020 onwards. For earlier summaries please visit the EALSCE website.
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Summary of the 18th EASLCE Webinar: Realism(s) in the Anthropocene, Representational and Ethical Challenges
On 16 April, a group of early career scholars interested in the Environmental Humanities joined Prof Adeline Johns-Putra for a discussion about the capacity of literary realism to address the challenges of the Anthropocene.
Summary of the 17th EASLCE Webinar: Transversal Aesthetics
On 2 March, a group of aspiring ecocritics joined Dr André Krebber (University of Kassel, Germany) to discuss the interrelation of aesthetics and the non-human. The different readings and cultural productions elicited a lively conversation about the possibilities of aesthetics beyond the human, speciecism, perception, imitation, and other aspects.
Summary of the 16th EASLCE Webinar: Cognition, Emotion, and the Impact of Environmental Narratives
The webinar began with an introduction into three of the main concepts around which this webinar was structured: cognitive narratology, (liberated) embodied simulation, and (authorial) strategic empathy.
Summary of the 15th EASLCE Webinar: Brexit Ecocriticism
On 2 May we joined Dr Greg Garrard for a discussion on climate scepticism and his concept of Brexit Ecocriticism.
Summary of the 14th EASLCE Webinar: Ecocritics Going Public
On 6 April 2020 seven enthusiastic ecocritics from various countries in Europe joined Dr Scott Slovic from the University of Idaho to discuss the values, opportunities and challenges of capitalising on their research to become public intellectuals.
