anthropocene art / art of the anthropoceneMain Menuintroductioncan books save the earth? prose for the Anthropoceneprofiles by panel #1poetry for the Anthropoceneprofiles by panel #2striking images for a challenging timeprofiles by panel #3international perspectives on the Anthropoceneprofiles by panel #4creditsbios of anthology contributorsstudents at Xavier Universityfd7e08c2040fafbab618d70c4359c086ff25f242
Aurora Over the Trees
12017-11-13T14:26:18-08:00students at Xavier Universityfd7e08c2040fafbab618d70c4359c086ff25f242262042Aurora Over the Trees, Denali National Parkplain2017-11-13T14:29:18-08:00NPS / Jacob W. Frankstudents at Xavier Universityfd7e08c2040fafbab618d70c4359c086ff25f242
Welcome! This anthology was created in the fall of 2017 by honors students at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH for the course ENGL 205 Literature and the Moral Imagination. ENGL 205 is part of Xavier's core curriculum: all Xavier students take ENGL 205 and three other courses in the Ethics/Religion and Society program.
The theme for this section of ENGL 205 is: Can Books Save the Earth? Throughout the semester, we've explored the role that literature and other art might play in helping us confront climate change and other environmental dilemmas.
For this assignment, students created profiles of "Anthropocene artists"--that is, living artists whom they believe exemplify some vision of the Anthropocene. Students selected and researched their artists; they've also introduced their artist to the class in panel presentations. (Profiles are grouped here into virtual "panels"). For more information on this course or on this assignment, click here. Thanks for visiting!
Dr. Lisa Ottum Associate Professor of English Xavier University
