CFP: African Americans and the Environment (1/1/07; ASLE, 6/12/07-6/16/07)
updated:
Saturday, December 9, 2006 - 10:46pm
farris_at_fordham.edu
Panel proposal for the upcoming conference of the Association for the Study of
Literature and Environment at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina,
June 12-16, 2007:
African Americans and the Environment
As ecocriticism continues to expand its borders from the study of traditional
nature writing, so too must the perception of the American “nature experienceâ€
extend beyond what has largely been a white pastime. This panel will consider
literary representations of African Americans and nature by black and white
writers, pre- and post-Civil War, which engage issues of ecological ethics,
environmental justice and activism, agriculture, gardening, and beyond.