Fields of Green: Restorying Culture, Environment and Education
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1572738790 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 374 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In spite and because of the recent significant shift in concern for the environment around the globe, there remains the urgent task of restorying the ways we live on this earth. This collection works across various fields of green, drawing together poetry, philosophy, journalism, sociology, curriculum studies, Indigenous scholarship, feminist and social justice work, environmental ethics, and a range of other fields of inquiry and practice. What a relief - Michelle Fine, The Graduate Center at the City University of New York. Here is a luminous anthology of insights and dreams from many of the liveliest thinkers in environmental education - a necessary compendium of tools, both poetic and practical, for the transformation of culture - David Abraham, author of The Spell of the Sensuous. This is a delicious volume that joins daydreams and nightmares; composting liberatory education and interrogating environmental crises; where theory and affect snuggle; poetry and critical theory embrace; where flowers grow among trauma
Back cover reviews Hampton In the spidery, interwoven webs of environmental education, sensuality, politics, and poetry, Fields of Green took root in my life. This is a delicious volume that joins daydreams and nightmares; composting liberatory education and interrogating environmental crises; where theory and affect snuggle; poetry a