In March 2024, the NiCHE New Scholars committee held three online panel discussions based on the Arts-Based Research in the Anthropocene (2023) series edited by Amrita DasGupta. You can now watch the recordings on YouTube.
Panel 1: Personal is Political: Research & Curriculum
with Kelly Young, Karleen Pendleton, Ellen Bergen, and Nick Koenig
Moderated by Amrita DasGupta
- Read “In Early Spring: A Curriculum of Awakening” by Kelly Young and Karleen Pendleton
- Read “Pleistocene to Anthropocene: A Queer, Underwater Wood-Based Triptych” by Ellen Bergan and Nick Koenig
Panel 2: Representing Through Drawings
with Tracy Qiu
Moderated by Amrita DasGupta
- Read “Secret Places of Eco-memory” by Bettina Egger
- Read “In Situ Observational Sketching and Decoloniality in Botanical Gardens” by Tracy Qiu
Panel 3: Poems In/For Academia
with Elsa Barron & Beth Shepherd
Moderated by Nuala Caomhanach
- Read “Why so Scared of the Olive Tree? A Collection of Poetic Research on Palestine” by Elsa Barron
- Read “Concrete Poetry as a Mode of Research-Creation” by Beth Shepherd
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