Writing Environments

Sidney I. Dobrin, Christopher J. Keller, Sidney I. Dobrin, Christopher J. Keller

• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9780791463321, 9780791463314
• eBook ISBN: 9780791483893
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Creative Writing
• Index: Biological Sciences

Including interviews with several of America's leading environmental writers, this volume addresses the intersections between writing and nature.

Writing Environments addresses the intersections between writing and nature through interviews with some of America's leading environmental writers. Those interviewed include Rick Bass, Cheryll Glotfelty, Annette Kolodny, Max Oelschlaeger, Simon J. Ortiz, David Quammen, Janisse Ray, Scott Russell Sanders, Edward O. Wilson, and Ann H. Zwinger. From the standpoints of activists, scientists, naturalists, teachers, and highly visible writers, the interviewees consider how different environments have influenced them, how their writing affects environments, and the ways readers experience environments. The interviews are followed by critical responses from writing scholars. This diverse range of voices speaks lucidly and captivatingly about topics such as place, writing, teaching, politics, race, and culture, and how these overlap in many complex ways.

Table of contents

• Writing Environments
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Why Writing Environments: An Introduction
• 1. Taking Back the Language: An Interview with Annette Kolodny
• 2. Writing Activism: An Interview with Rick Bass
• 3. Writing Nature, Making Connections: An Interview with David Quammen
• 4. Writing with Intent: An Interview with Janisse Ray
• 5. The Quest for Truth: An Interview with Max Oelschlaeger
• 6. Writing the Native American Life: An Interview with Simon Ortiz
• 7. Stories for the Earth: An Interview with Scott Russell Sanders
• 8. Ecocriticism, Writing, and Academia: An Interview with Cheryll Glotfelty
• 9. Writing Natural History: An Interview with Ann Zwinger
• 10. Writing the Scientific Life: An Interview with Edward O. Wilson
• Contributors
• Index