This conference will be the seventh in the John Burroughs Nature Writing Conference & Seminar series. The theme of this year’s conference was inspired by a statement offered at an Earth Day event at Middlebury College in 2010 honoring John Elder, where an editor from Orion Magazine declared that “Nature Writing is dead.” The obvious rejoinder to such a declaration is “what do you mean by ‘nature writing’?” The 2012 conference will address this issue, and invites papers dealing with writers of natural history such as Henry Thoreau, John Burroughs, and other nineteenth-century authors through the more politically-charged writing of modern writers.
We also welcome papers that deal with permutations of “nature writing” that go beyond the natural history essay, including green (and blue) works in the genres of film, fiction, and poetry. As always, papers on any aspect of John Burroughs’s life and work are also encouraged. Papers are delivered to plenary sessions of students, faculty, and visiting scholars. Conference field trips will include a visit to John Burroughs’s Woodchuck Lodge in Roxbury, New York, which is within walking distance of his burial site. Graduate or undergraduate credit is available through SUNY College at Oneonta.
Links for Conference Participants:
Call For Papers
Conference Registration and Payment
Frequently Asked Questions
Keynote Speaker
Directions to SUNY Oneonta and Campus Map
For Conference Participants who are flying in, Albany International Airport is the closest hub.
Information About Morris Conference Center
For lodging call Mary Moubray (607-436-2184)
John Burroughs Association Website
Woodchuck Lodge
Information for Seminar Students:
Course Description
Textbook
Frequently Asked Questions
ALIT 375 Syllabus
Final Conference Program (6/01/12)
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