ALECC 2022
The University of Saskatchewan hosts the biennial conference of the Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada
The Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan is hosting ALECC 2022, the biennial conference of the Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada.
Date: June 15–18
Location: University of Saskatchewan
Conference website: conferences.usask.ca/alecc-2022
About this event
Currents + Flows
Ecologies, Creativities, and Materials
Currents and flows possess material histories and possibilities as they gain expression and traction through figurative language and other signifying forms. River currents. Electrical currents. Air currents with wildfire smoke. Ocean currents. Shipping channels. Ports of call. Finance flows. Pipeline flows. Speculative markets. Speculative fictions. Historical undercurrents. Climate thresholds in current affairs. Toxic flows through watersheds. Narrative streams. Poetic circuits. We invite submissions that explore the environmental humanities, literature, creative writing, and the environmental arts from any perspective.
Featured speakers: Rita Wong, Zoe Todd, Sheri Benning, Tenille K. Campbell, Tasha Beeds, Ame Kanngieser, Susan Shantz, Graham Strickert. Learn more about the speakers.
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