Imagination and the Natural World
This OU Contemporary Cultures of Writing seminar examines how imaginative writing can further our understanding of climate change.
How do contemporary writers concerned about climate change begin to address this subject? Can imaginative writing create new ways of relating to the natural world? What is the role of metaphor, symbol or experimental strategies in this? And can writing help develop habits of attention which lead to fresh perceptions? This panel will ask whether climate writing itself is intrinsically an act of political dissent at the present moment.
Speakers:
Sarah Butler, Lecturer, Creative Writing, Manchester Metropolitan University
Zoë Brigley Thompson, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University
Kristian Evans, poet, nonfiction writer, and environmental activist
Chair: Sally O’Reilly, Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing, The Open University
Time: 17:30 BST
