Performing Environmentalisms

Author : John Holmes McDowell,Katherine Borland,Rebecca Dirksen,Sue Tuohy
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252052972

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Performing Environmentalisms by John Holmes McDowell,Katherine Borland,Rebecca Dirksen,Sue Tuohy Pdf

Performing Environmentalisms examines the existential challenge of the twenty-first century: improving the prospects for maintaining life on our planet. The contributors focus on the strategic use of traditional artistic expression--storytelling and songs, crafted objects, and ceremonies and rituals--performed during the social turmoil provoked by environmental degradation and ecological collapse. Highlighting alternative visions of what it means to be human, the authors place performance at the center of people's responses to the crises. Such expression reinforces the agency of human beings as they work, independently and together, to address ecological dilemmas. The essays add these people's critical perspectives--gained through intimate struggle with life-altering force--to the global dialogue surrounding humanity's response to climate change, threats to biocultural diversity, and environmental catastrophe. Interdisciplinary in approach and wide-ranging in scope, Performing Environmentalisms is an engaging look at the merger of cultural expression and environmental action on the front lines of today's global emergency. Contributors: Aaron S. Allen, Eduardo S. Brondizio, Assefa Tefera Dibaba, Rebecca Dirksen, Mary Hufford, John Holmes McDowell, Mark Pedelty, Jennifer C. Post, Chie Sakakibara, Jeff Todd Titon, Rory Turner, Lois Wilcken

Author : Nicole Seymour
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452958095

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Bad Environmentalism by Nicole Seymour Pdf

Traces a tradition of ironic and irreverent environmentalism, asking us to rethink the movement’s reputation for gloom and doom Activists today strive to educate the public about climate change, but sociologists have found that the more we know about alarming issues, the less likely we are to act. Meanwhile, environmentalists have acquired a reputation as gloom-and-doom killjoys. Bad Environmentalism identifies contemporary texts that respond to these absurdities and ironies through absurdity and irony—as well as camp, frivolity, irreverence, perversity, and playfulness. Nicole Seymour develops the concept of “bad environmentalism”: cultural thought that employs dissident affects and sensibilities to reflect critically on our current moment and on mainstream environmental activism. From the television show Wildboyz to the short film series Green Porno, Seymour shows that this tradition of thought is widespread—spanning animation, documentary, fiction film, performance art, poetry, prose fiction, social media, and stand-up comedy since at least 1975. Seymour argues that these texts reject self-righteousness and sentimentality, undercutting public negativity toward activism and questioning basic environmentalist assumptions: that love and reverence are required for ethical relationships with the nonhuman and that knowledge is key to addressing problems like climate change. Funny and original, Bad Environmentalism champions the practice of alternative green politics. From drag performance to Indigenous comedy, Seymour expands our understanding of how environmental art and activism can be pleasurable, even in a time of undeniable crisis.

Author : Jonathan P. J. Stock,Beverley Diamond
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781000784640

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The Routledge Companion to Ethics and Research in Ethnomusicology by Jonathan P. J. Stock,Beverley Diamond Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Ethics and Research in Ethnomusicology is an in-depth survey of the moral challenges and imperatives of conducting research on people making music. It focuses on fundamental and compelling ethical questions that have challenged and shaped both the history of this discipline and its current practices. In 26 representative cases from across a broad spectrum of geographical, societal, and musical environments, authors collectively reflect on the impacts of ethnomusicological research, exploring the ways our work may instantiate privilege or risk bringing harm, as well as the means that are available to provide recognition, benefit, and reciprocation to the musicians and others who contribute to our studies. In a world where differing ethical values are often in conflict, and where music itself is meanwhile a powerful tool in projecting moral claims, we aim to uncover the conditions and consequences of the ethical choices we face as ethnomusicologists, thereby contributing to building a more engaged, restructured discipline and a more globally responsible music studies. The volume comprises four parts: (1) sound practices and philosophies of ethics; (2) fieldwork encounters; (3) environment, trauma, collaboration; and (4) research in public domains.

Author : Kurt A. Strasser
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857933188

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Myths and Realities of Business Environmentalism by Kurt A. Strasser Pdf

Many businesses profess to be voluntarily taking steps to protect the environment, and going beyond compliance with environmental regulations to do so. Kurt Strasser evaluates these claims in this timely and cuttingedge inquiry.

Author : Brenda M. Romero,Susan M. Asai,David A. McDonald,Andrew G. Snyder,Katelyn E. Best
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253064783

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At the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice by Brenda M. Romero,Susan M. Asai,David A. McDonald,Andrew G. Snyder,Katelyn E. Best Pdf

Music is powerful and transformational, but can it spur actual social change? A strong collection of essays, At the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice studies the meaning of music within a community to investigate the intersections of sound and race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and differing abilities. Ethnographic work from a range of theoretical frameworks uncovers and analyzes the successes and limitations of music's efficacies in resolving conflicts, easing tensions, reconciling groups, promoting unity, and healing communities. This volume is rooted in the Crossroads Section for Difference and Representation of the Society for Ethnomusicology, whose mandate is to address issues of diversity, difference, and underrepresentation in the society and its members' professional spheres. Activist scholars who contribute to this volume illuminate possible pathways and directions to support musical diversity and representation. At the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice is an excellent resource for readers interested in real-world examples of how folklore, ethnomusicology, and activism can, together, create a more just and inclusive world.

Author : Frances Bowen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107034822

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After Greenwashing by Frances Bowen Pdf

Examines the underlying symbolic dimensions of corporate environmentalism, helping readers to separate useful environmental information from empty corporate spin.

Author : David Mazel
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 082032180X

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American Literary Environmentalism by David Mazel Pdf

"Through these literary studies, Maze demonstrates how broadly American culture is saturated with the wilderness mystique - and how the construction of the environment is an exercise of cultural power."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Aaron S. Allen,Associate Professor of Musicology Aaron S Allen,Jeff Todd Titon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197546642

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Sounds, Ecologies, Musics by Aaron S. Allen,Associate Professor of Musicology Aaron S Allen,Jeff Todd Titon Pdf

Sounds, Ecologies, Musics poses exciting challenges and provides fresh opportunities for scholars, scientists, environmental activists, musicians, and listeners to consider music and sound from ecological standpoints. Authors in Part I examine the natural and built environment and how music and sound are woven into it, how the environment enables music and sound, and how the natural and cultural production of music and sound in turn impact the environment. In Part II, contributors consider music and sound in relation to ecological knowledges that appear to conflict with, yet may be viewed as complementary to, Western science: traditional and Indigenous ecological and environmental knowledges. Part III features multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches by scholars, scientists, and practitioners who probe the ecological imaginary regarding the complex ideas and contested keywords that characterize ecomusicology: sound, music, culture, society, environment, and nature. A common theme across the book is the idea of diverse ecologies. Once confined to the natural sciences, the word "ecology" is common today in the social sciences, humanities, and arts - yet its diverse uses have become imprecise and confusing. Engaging the conflicting and complementary meanings of "ecology" requires embracing a both/and approach. Diverse ecologies are illustrated in the methodological, terminological, and topical variety of the chapters as well as the contributors' choice of sources and their disciplinary backgrounds. In times of mounting human and planetary crises, Sounds, Ecologies, Musics challenges disciplinarity and broadens the interdisciplinary field of ecomusicologies. These theoretical and practical studies expand sonic, scholarly, and political activism from the diversity-equity-inclusion agenda of social justice to embrace the more diverse and inclusive agenda of ecocentric ecojustice.

Author : Bahar Davary
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781793642776

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Ecotheology and Love by Bahar Davary Pdf

In Ecotheology and Love: The Converging Poetics of Sohrab Sepehri and James Baldwin, Bahar Davary points to the interrelation of religion, poetry, and ecology from a comparative perspective with an emphasis on decoloniality. This work shows how authors Sohrab Seperhi and James Baldwin sought social justice by building their work on love and an authentic way of knowing the world based on an interconnected knowledge of the self. The layers of depth in Sepehri and Baldwin’s works and their immediacy for our time has yet to be fully understood, but through Ecotheology and Love, Davary takes a significant step towards achieving such a fuller understanding.

Author : Chris R. de Freitas,Martin Perry
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402082542

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New Environmentalism by Chris R. de Freitas,Martin Perry Pdf

This book explains the role of New Zealand’s environmental agencies and regulatory legislation, taking in the impact of international agreements and treaties. It traces the fortunes of sustainable policy approaches and analyzes the activities of the public agencies charged with managing the environment. Moving on to a detailed thematic status report on New Zealand’s environment, it examines rural, freshwater, coastal, oceanic, atmospheric and urban zones. Finally, chapters detail public perceptions and normative environmental values as well as the depth of business commitment to environmental responsibility. An ideal introduction to the topic for a diverse range of scholars, the book eschews any specific theoretical framework in charting the recent evolution, current operation and future trajectory of environmentalism in New Zealand. It backs strategic advice with both social and ecological data, and raises questions over the country’s reputation for greenness at the same time as recognizing its numerous achievements. With neat summaries of key issues at the end of each chapter, expansive guidance on further reading, and a multitude of examples ideal for classroom debate, this volume gives us an informed, objective, and wide-ranging appraisal on a topic of increasing centrality in the policy debate.

Author : Terry L. Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429719042

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Free Market Environmentalism by Terry L. Anderson Pdf

Although there is in the United States a clear national consensus supporting the protection of the environment, advocates often profoundly disagree about the policies best designed to achieve this end. The traditional answer has been that government must intervene, through legislation and regulation of behavior, to preserve environmental values. Th

Author : Jenny Price
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393540888

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Stop Saving the Planet!: An Environmentalist Manifesto by Jenny Price Pdf

"Pithy, funny, exasperated, and informed…You cannot read a more important hundred pages than Stop Saving the Planet!" —Richard White, author of The Republic for Which It Stands We’ve been "saving the planet" for decades!…And environmental crises just get worse. All this hybrid driving and LEED building and carbon trading seems to accomplish little to nothing—and low-income communities continue to suffer the worst consequences. Why aren’t we cleaning up the toxic messes and rolling back climate change? And why do so many Americans hate environmentalists? Jenny Price says Enough already! with this short, fun, fierce manifesto for an environmentalism that is hugely more effective, a whole lot fairer, and infinitely less righteous. She challenges you, corporate sustainability officers, and the EPA to think and act completely anew—and to start right now—to ensure a truly habitable future.

Author : Katherine M. Quinsey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000996432

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Christian Environmentalism and Human Responsibility in the 21st Century by Katherine M. Quinsey Pdf

Christian Environmentalism and Human Responsibility in the 21st Century comprises original scholarly essays and creative works exploring the implications of Christian environmentalism through literary and cultural criticism and creative reflection. The volume draws on a flourishing recent body of Christian ecocriticism and environmental activity, incorporating both practical ethics and environmental spirituality, but with particular emphasis on the notion of human responsibility. It discusses responsibility in its dual sense, as both the recognized cause of environmental destruction and the ethical imperative of accountability to the nonhuman environment. The book crosses boundaries between traditional scholarly and creative reflection through a global range of topics: African oral tradition, Ohio artists off the grid, immigrant self-metaphors of land and sea, iconic writers from Milton to O’Connor to Atwood, and Indigenous Canadian models for listening to the nonhuman Mother of us all. In its incorporation of academic and creative pieces from scholars and creative artists across North America, this volume shows how environmental work of its nature and necessity crosses traditional academic and community boundaries. In both form and orientation, this collection speaks to the most urgent intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual needs of the present day. This book will appeal to scholars, researchers, and upper-level students interested in the relationship between religion and environment, ethics, animal welfare, poetry, memoir, and post-secularism.

Author : David Pepper,Frank Webster,George Revill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0415206235

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Environmentalism by David Pepper,Frank Webster,George Revill Pdf

Author : Graham Chapman,Caroline Fraser,Ivor Gaber,Keval Kumar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134732371

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Environmentalism and the Mass Media by Graham Chapman,Caroline Fraser,Ivor Gaber,Keval Kumar Pdf

The mass media in different countries reflects dominant concerns of contemporary societies. Ideas of `environmentalism' are often broad and imprecise, holding neither meaning nor currency. Environmentalism and Mass Media sheds new light on the diverse ideas of `environmentalism', the way environmental ideas circulate, and public reaction to environmental concerns conveyed by the media. Drawing on unique interviews with journalists, media pictures, and public opinion surveys in both UK and India, the authors outline the differing cultural, religious and political contexts against which `world views' form present a fascinating picture between North and South. Mass media and communication technology is in danger of locking Northern countries into a ghetto of environmental self-deception, thereby perpetuating poverty in the South. The South's goal remains the attainment of development; the North sees `environmental' problems occuring `elsewhere' - in Eastern Europe and developing countries. Whether or not `environmentalism' becomes a universal cause depends on how and to what extent such sharply contrasting world views can converge.