{"id":100344,"date":"2023-04-14T12:58:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/?post_type=mec-events&p=100344"},"modified":"2023-04-14T12:58:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:58:31","slug":"ecopoetics-and-environmental-aesthetics","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/jungian-events\/ecopoetics-and-environmental-aesthetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecopoetics and Environmental Aesthetics"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think of the shimmer of oil
\nfrom yet another spill in the Niger Basin
\nand the nightmare of a psyche so dry it is resistant to rain
\nthe water falls straight through
\nlike a love you never noticed
\nas if all you\u2019re life the thing you have been longing for
\nwas the thing you were pushing away
\nRuth Padel, from \u201cDeep River\u201d in Watershed<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The London Arts-Based Research Centre is delighted to announce the upcoming Eco-Poetics and Environmental Aesthetics<\/em> hybrid conference in London, taking place at Kew Gardens on July 17, 2023 (as well as July 18 for online participation). We are deeply honoured to announce that our keynote speaker for this conference is the renowned poet and writer, Ruth Padel, an advocate for environmental causes and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Professor Padel will also read and discuss some poems from her newest collection, Watershed<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This conference aims to explore the intersections between creativity, ecology, and environmental activism. Environmental aesthetics in different art forms such as poetry, writing, painting, photography, fashion and fabrics, sculpture, drama, dance, film and music play significant roles in shaping our aesthetic appreciation of the natural world around and within us. We seek to bring together scholars, creatives, and arts-based researchers to discuss a wide array of topics on ecopoetics and various kinds of eco-aesthetics while looking at recent trends and innovations in the creative field, as well as the future directions of eco-creativity.<\/p>\n

Ecopoetics, as well as other types of environmental aesthetics, attempts to locate us\u2014humans\u2014in the world, with the intention of focusing on ecology<\/em> (from Greek\u00a0oikos<\/em>, or \u201chome\u201d and\u00a0logos<\/em>, or \u201creason\u201d). So environmental aesthetics contemplate the way we exist within this oikos<\/em> and how this \u201chome\u201d is perceived; they also navigate the borders between human and non-human nature, and how images, places, spaces and memories assist our desire to explore the self in the world. Ecopoetry and environmental aesthetics in general, therefore, view humanity\u2019s relationship with the planet, instead of merely focusing on the unfolding scenes of nature through different modes of art; thus, they highlight the complexities of our interrelationships within and our responsibilities toward our environment.<\/p>\n

We welcome proposals from scholars, poets, activists and creatives from diverse backgrounds and disciplines (including literary studies, cultural studies, philosophy, environmental studies, and creative writing) whose work engages with ecological themes and environmental concerns in creative expression. We invite proposals no longer than 300 words for papers, presentations, and creative works that engage with the following topics:<\/p>\n