Tag: Storytelling
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The Art of Decomposition in “Cetacean” and “Rendered Obsolete”
in ReviewsAnn Xiaoxu Pei explores the whale as a historical symbol of extractive capitalism through sensory remediation in Deke Weaver & Jennifer Allen’s performance Cetacean.
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Paul Bunyan and Settler Nostalgia in the Northwoods
in EssaysKasey Keeler and Ryan Hellenbrand think beyond tourism to show how logging and forestry have impacted a tribal nation in Minnesota—and how storytelling and placemaking can be tools of both colonialism and Indigenous resistance.
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The Unreliable Bestiary: A Conversation with Deke Weaver
in PodcastsPerformance artist Deke Weaver gives a behind-the-scenes look at Unreliable Bestiary, an expansive multimedia project that tells the stories of endangered animal species.
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Humor in Environmental Storytelling: A Conversation with Michael Branch
in PodcastsHow do we expand the emotional range of environmental writing? One author argues that irreverence can be a potent form of subversion as we confront climate crisis.
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Nature and the Rules of Race: A Conversation with Carolyn Finney
in EssaysThe importance of storytelling in elucidating and challenging understandings of race and the environment.