What is the work of envisioning together – across disciplines and communities, both Native and non-Native – the possibilities for repair in environments harmed and haunted by the twin specters of climate change and ecological damage? On Friday, Nov. 11, the general public is invited to join Rebecca Jim, Laurel C. Smith, Todd Stewart and Loren Waters in a conversation event with Kathryn Savage to discuss Savage’s brand-new essay collection, Groundglass, recently published by Coffee House Press.
Groundglass confronts the transgressions of U.S. Superfund sites and brownfields against land, groundwater, neighborhoods and people. Taking the book as their point of departure, the speakers will discuss the topic as it relates to Oklahoma from the perspective of various arts and humanities disciplines – literature, Native filmmaking, art history, and cultural geography – followed by Q&A with the audience.
Co-sponsored by the University of Oklahoma’s Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, School of Visual Arts and World Literature Today, the event will take place in Gould Hall’s Buskuhl Gallery (830 Van Vleet Oval, Room 130), beginning with a reception and book signing at 4 p.m., followed by the panel and Q&A at 4:30 p.m.
For more information or accommodations, contact World Literature Today at (405) 325-4531 or dsimon@ou.edu.
Funding for this program is provided in part by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of OH or the NEH.
