Recent Americanist scholarship has generated some of the most forceful responses to questions about literary history and theory. Yet too many of the most provocative essays have been scattered among a wide variety of narrowly focused publications. Covering the study of US literature from its origins through the present,. Provides a much-needed forum for the various, often competing voices of contemporary literary inquiry.

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Where scat is not a four-letter word. Fall Colors and Razor Clam Cakes. My reluctance to let summer end has been drenched by October rains. I dug up all the vegetables turned brown and squishy by the frost, and all the dead and brittle flowers that rattle in the wind. My camera has also been in my hands frequently to capture the amazing colors.

Organizations and Journals of Interest. The Ecomedia Studies community seeks to facilitate interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to the study of non-print media as it applies to environmental discourse and action. This wiki site is organized explicitly to encourage dialogue between a diverse range of scholars and students interested in exploring such intersections. We welcome your presence and participation.

Why is it so easy to identify. In machines that are initially meant to be dutiful drones? Such robots cross a boundary to become cyborgs of emotional depth, capable.

Creative nonfiction on the environment and life in the high desert. An award-winning writer and humorist,. Is also a father, desert rat, environmentalist, and curmudgeon who lives with his wife and two young daughters at 6,000 feet in the remote western Great Basin Desert, on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Range. Learn more about Mike and his books and essays here. Mike Branch announced as winner of the.