Author Archives: Lisa

Course Portfolio Memo Review.

Now that a new semester is about to begin, I found this interesting course that a friend was involved with at St. Joseph’s. I thought a future iteration of Ecocritism could include a learning segment like this one. It looks … Continue reading →

“The Manganiyar Seduction opens by slowly lighting up a stack of boxes in which 36 musicians play a variety of Indian instruments.” http://www.npr.org/2010/11/12/131279428/from-northern-india-a-singular-sufi-seduction This week I have been working on my final project for our Ecocriticism course. I have been … Continue reading →

http://larvalsubjects.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/spinoza-and-naturalism/#comment-16536 This link offers a really understandable essay about Spinoza. In the most current books I have been reading about ‘deep ecology’, Spinoza’s ideas are often cited.    

In a horse race, a trifecta is a specific bet placement in which a bettor places a bet that to win must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. In our course discussions of the … Continue reading →

Last week, we ecocritters watched a documentary film about John Trudell. He is a Native American who was/is an active participant in the American Indian Movement. The documentary film was featured on PBS’s Independent Lens.  http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/trudell/more.html While the film did … Continue reading →

Do you have a preferred font for these two posters? The left image has  a ‘paint’ or ‘brush’ font. The right image has a ‘leaf’ font. I’m not sure which is easier to read or provides the most appropriate feel … Continue reading →

Hello fellow ecocritters. Here is the second option for our conference poster. Let me know what you think. Also, I inserted a bigger .jpg version of this than the other poster. I was concerned that it might be difficult for … Continue reading →

My fellow ecocritters, I am going to draft a couple of options for us to vote on. If you have any suggestions, then let me know a.s.a.p. I will have another draft posted here by Monday for you to view. … Continue reading →

Hello fellow ecocritters. Here are some conference title options. I must admit I do not know what you all are working on for your papers, but Meg’s idea of adding Interdisciplinary to the title makes sense. Feel free to pick … Continue reading →