#ACLA2016
#acla2016 Keynote Ursula K Heise @ucla "Species Fictions" @ Northwest Science Building https://www.instagram.com/p/BDEf7WeR7J2/
November 26, 2024 at 9:42 PM
#acla2016 keynote Heise: multi-species justice vs anthropocene models ⅓
November 26, 2024 at 9:42 PM
#acla2016 Heise: anthropocene moves from "wild" as center of environmentalism to one where the human offers both creation & destruction 2/3
November 26, 2024 at 9:42 PM
#acla2016 Heise: In the anthropocene model, the human can be protagonist. 3/3
November 26, 2024 at 9:29 PM
#acla2016 Heise: eco-cosmopolitanism: experiencing ourselves as a species, "part of a planetary 'imagined community'"
November 26, 2024 at 9:29 PM
#acla2016 Heise considers recent cultural archives of endangered/extinct animals: candy wrappers, toys, many books, et al. 1/3
November 26, 2024 at 9:29 PM
#acla2016 Heise: What makes these stories of public interest? How do communities manage their relationships with non-human species? 2/3
November 26, 2024 at 9:29 PM
#acla2016 Heise: for N. America & Europe an endangered animal that represents the global (not just the local) is the polar bear
November 26, 2024 at 9:29 PM
#acla2016 Heise: this view of the polar bear is not shared by other human communities. 1/n
November 26, 2024 at 8:54 PM
#acla2016 Heise: Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge of Climate Change (2009) comments on recent appearance of polar bears in communities 2/n
November 26, 2024 at 8:54 PM
#acla2016 Heise: Leading to increased danger to the groups living there. They don't blame climate change for endangered polar bears. 3/n
November 26, 2024 at 8:54 PM
#acla2016 Heise: They note the effects, dangers of climate change, but point to newcomers' interference. 4/n
November 26, 2024 at 8:54 PM
#acla2016 Heise: Here polar bear acts a symbol of the conflict over cultural authority. 5/n
November 26, 2024 at 8:54 PM
#acla2016 Heise: Rather than a symbol of global crises, it is one of interference & sovereignty. 6/n
November 26, 2024 at 8:38 PM
#acla2016 Heise: In this narrative, the species always out of place is the environmentalist. 7/n
November 26, 2024 at 8:38 PM
#acla2016 Heise: The white intrusion (& the danger it poses) is represented by the polar bear. 8/8
November 26, 2024 at 8:38 PM
#acla2016 Heise: multi-species justice may not equally represent all views, but attempts to hear multiple pov across cultures & species.
November 26, 2024 at 8:38 PM
#acla2016 Heise: Q&A push back on this definition of the anthropocene
Q&A How do pets & cuteness fit into this argument?
November 26, 2024 at 8:38 PM
#ACLA2016 1st session of the day "Feminism & New Generations of Old Media" http://www.acla.org/program-guide#/seminars/all/5032
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November 26, 2024 at 8:25 PM
2nd panel of the day #ACLA2016 Teaching Rape: Representation, Rhetoric, and Resistance http://www.acla.org/program-guide#/seminars/all/5161
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November 26, 2024 at 8:25 PM
My #ACLA2016 seminar Afro-American Literatures and Diasporas: From Slave Narratives to Contemporary Writings I http://www.acla.org/program-guide#/seminars/all/5353
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November 26, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Feminism&NewGenerations of OldMedia @shelikeswhat on doc films of OsaJohnson ZoraNealeHurston MargaretMead #ACLA2016 http://www.acla.org/program-guide#/seminars/all/5032
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November 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
#ACLA2016 @hollenbach_lisa highlights the Susan Howe collection @ucsdlibrary New Poetry archive
http://library.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/collections/archive-for-new-poetry.html
November 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
#ACLA2016 @hollenbach_lisa points to new initiatives to preserve radio history, e.g. @librarycongress Radio Preservation Task Force
November 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
#ACLA2016 #ACLA16 @fiona_barnett building off @hollenbach_lisa ethics of whole feedback loop: radio show, listeners responding 1/2
November 26, 2024 at 7:59 PM