Green Listening: Discussions in Ecocriticism

Dr Craig Santos Perez delivers the first keynote address of the ASLE-UKI Biennial Conference 'Transitions', which took place at Liverpool University and online, 29 August - 1 September 2023. He reads a selection of poetry focusing on human and environment relationships.

Dominic O'Key discusses his recent paper published in the Environmental Humanities journal, titled 'Extinction in Public: Thinking through the Sixth Mass Extinction, Environmental Humanities, and Extinction Studies'.

This PGR and ECR Publishing Workshop took place during the online day of the 2022 ASLE-UKI Biennial Conference. Featuring insightful talks and advice from dr. Alex Campbell, Dr John Miller, and Dr Richard Kerridge, this workshop focuses on academic publishing within the Environmental Humanities, and is aimed at PGR students and early-career researchers.

The Anthropocene -- an epoch of unparalleled climate change, habitat destruction, and species loss - offers an opportunity to think about the role of storytelling, performance, and modes of representation that respond to environmental conditions. This project, "Prospective Anthropocenes and Speculative Environments" explores creative modes of representation that engage with problems of nature trauma (Paula McGrath), species loss (Sarah Bezan), climate change (Ailise Bulfin), and energy futures (Sam Solnick).

Hosted at the University College Dublin, this project will take the format of a roundtable composed of two tête à têtes (or one on one conversations) between a total of four scholars from Ireland and the UK. Paula McGrath (UCD) and Sam Solnick (Liverpool) will conduct a one on one conversation about theatre, performance, and creative writing; Sarah Bezan (York) and Ailise Bulfin (UCD) will discuss species loss and climate change. 

Our inaugural episode features a discussion with ASLE-UKI President, dr. John Miller.