Tag Archives: ecology

What is Eco Criticism?

Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks in Literary Ecology What we read influences how we interact with the natural world. Ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and the physical environment,  an earth-focused view of literary scholarship. The Association for the … Continue reading

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Where the Wild Creatures Roam :: Is It Sustainable?

Wildlife Tourism  What can we do to prevent the massacre of wild animals?  Do humans actually still get a thrill from shooting wild animals?  What streak of evil condones and continues that practice? Does wildlife tourism help stamp out the … Continue reading

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Sacred Sites

So you believe there are places that shelter spiritual energy.  Are these locations protected? Executive Order concerning Sacred Sites, May 24 1996 Sacred Sites, Contested Rites/Rights, Journal of Material Culture, V.9: N. 3, 237-261 (2004)

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Residencies for Nature and Outdoors Writers

Spring Creek – University of Oregon – writer in residence program Mesa Refuge, Point Reyes Station, California – writer’s residency Taos Summer Writer’s Conference – fiction and non-fiction writing conference Voices of the Wilderness  – artist’s residency Island Institute, Sitka, Alaska – resident fellowships … Continue reading

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Study Resources :: The Environmental Movement

Evolution of Conservation Movement in the United States of America Significant Authors: Edward Abbey Rachel Carson John Muir Gary Snyder Add your suggestions  — other authors whose writings have shaped the conservation movement in the United States.  Use  the comments … Continue reading

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Websites on Nature

Selected Opportunities and Resources for Nature Writers Nature in Legend and Story (NILAS) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, devoted to exploration of relationships between human beings and the natural world, reflected in folklore, literature and other cultural activities with spiritual … Continue reading

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Nature Writing Before Thoreau

Before Henry David Thoreau, American environmental nonfiction is represented in the works of writers such as John Smith, Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles -1632 William Wood, New England’s Prospect – 1639 John Josselyn, Account of Two … Continue reading

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