15 Nov Wild Emotions: Affect and the Natural World
Date: 14‒15 December 2017
Venue: Woodward Conference Centre, 10th Floor, Law Building, The University of Melbourne, 185 Pelham St, Carlton, VIC
Enquiries: Grace Moore (gmoo@unimelb.edu.au)
Convened by: Stephanie Trigg and Grace Moore
Whether it is red in tooth and claw or a goddess to be worshipped, nature is always an emotional subject. The ‘Wild Emotions’ collaboratory will explore affective interactions with the natural world, and participants will discuss engagements with nature from a range of historical periods. Join us at the University of Melbourne (Woodward Centre) on December 14 and 15, 2017. Registrations essential.
Confirmed Speakers
Philip Armstrong (The University of Canterbury), Deirdre Coleman (The University of Melbourne), Jeffrey Jerome Cohen (Georgetown University), Ken Gelder (The University of Melbourne), Iain McCalman (The University of Sydney), Alexa Weik von Mossner (The University of Klagenfurt), Peter Otto (The University of Melbourne), John Plotz (Brandeis University), Juanita Feros Ruys (The University of Sydney), Rachael Weaver (The University of Melbourne), Linda Williams (RMIT University).
http://www.historyofemotions.org.au/events/wild-emotions-affect-and-the-natural-world/
Image: Image: Robert John Thornton, The Temple of Flora. Cupid inspiring plants with love, 1805. (Section) Image number F60083-89. Copyright, the British Library Board.
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