Empirical ecocriticism featured prominently at this year’s conference of the Ecocritical Network for Scandinavian Studies (ENSCAN), which took place on 13-14 June at the University of Helsinki under the auspices of ENSCAN, the Kone Foundation, the Research Project Literature and …
Empirical Ecocriticism volume under contract with the University of Minnesota Press
We’re happy to share the news that the Empirical Ecocriticism volume now under contract with the University of Minnesota Press. Edited by Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Alexa Weik von Mossner, W.P. Malecki and Frank Hakemulder, it will be a foundational volume for …
Does Climate Fiction Make a Difference?
Literary Hub has published a new article by Matthew Schneider-Mayerson that considers the potential of climate fiction to both reflect and shape our realities on a rapidly changing planet
Entitled “Does Climate Fiction Make A Difference?,” the article …
Blog Post on Synergy between the Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences
Seeing the Woods, the blog of The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, published a post, “Why Ecocriticism Needs the Social Sciences (and Vice Versa).” Written by Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Alexa Weik von Mossner, W.P. Małecki, and Frank Hakemulder, …
Roundtable on Empirical Ecocriticism at the 2019 ASLE Conference in Davis
Since its origin, ASLE has asserted that narratives — stories, whether in literature, film, art, or other media — are of central importance to our relationships with other humans and nonhumans as well as the broader environment. However, in their …
Article on “The Influence of Climate Fiction” Published by Matthew Schneider-Mayerson
Climate fiction—literature explicitly focused on climate change—has exploded over the last decade, and is often assumed to have a positive ecopolitical influence by enabling readers to imagine potential climate futures and persuading them of the gravity and urgency of climate …
Empirical Ecocriticism Workshop at the Rachel Carson Center in Munich, December 14-15, 2018
Empirical Ecocriticism Workshop at the Rachel Carson Center
Dates: December 14-15, 2018
Location: Rachel Carson Center, Munich, Germany
Conveners: Matthew Schneider-Mayerson (Yale-NUS-College) and Alexa Weik von Mossner (University of Klagenfurt)
There is a growing understanding across disciplines that narratives are …
Call for Papers for Edited Volume on Empirical Ecocriticism
Call for Papers
Edited Volume: Empirical Ecocriticism: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Environmental Narrative
Deadline for Abstract Submission: September 15, 2018
There is a growing consensus across disciplines that narratives are of central importance to our relationships with other humans and …