“How do we, or should we, work between disciplines to discover new truths about the environment and/or our relationship to it?“
As part of our fall activities, GIER hosted a special gathering of researchers, writers, artists, and environmental thinkers on October 28, 2022 to celebrate our Collaboratory for Creative Writing, Environmental Sciences, and the Arts. This Collaboratory is one of the few places in Canada where creative writers, artists, and scientists can regularly come together to investigate and co-produce in real time. These new programs focus on finding new and unique ways of articulating our environmental problems and ultimately, seeing knowledge move to practice, and vice-versa.
We were so pleased that distinguished poets and professors Rae Armantrout and Forrest Gander, were able to join us for this session.
Rae Armantrout is an American poet and a founding member of the West Coast group of Language poets. She has written over ten collections of poetry, including Finalists (2022); Conjure (2020) and her work has earned many recognition, including the the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and a 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award. Rae teaches at the University of California, San Diego, where she is Professor of Poetry and Poetics.
Forrest Gander is American poet, translator, essayist, and novelist. His recent work includes include Twice Alive (2021), Be With (2018), which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. His previous work has earned him titles such as the Whiting Writers’ Award, a Howard Foundation Award, and two Gertrude Stein Awards for innovative North American writing. He is a Professor Emeritus of Literary Arts & Comparative Literature at Brown University
Stay Tuned for more on GIER and our Collaboratory for Creative Writing, Environmental Sciences, and the Arts.
The Guelph Institute for Environmental Research is pleased to partner with The Art Gallery of Guelph for this interdisciplinary event.
The Art Gallery of Guelph is one of Canada’s premier public art spaces, engaging audiences with innovative artists and ideas from around the world, supporting social exchange, and contributing to a thriving national artistic climate.
Banner photo credit: Oliver Hihn on Unsplash.
