How Art Changes Culture and the (Interdisciplinary) Future of the Environmental Humanities

The Authority File

In the final episode of this four-part series, Amanda White and Elysia French, coeditors of Ecologies in Practice: Environmentally Engaged Arts in Canada, discuss the influence of art on environmental action and the future of the environmental humanities. First, they walk through the emphasis on the environment in the arts, underscoring the need for collaboration and more artistic representation in academia. Exploring how art can inspire change, Amanda and Elysia chat about the impact of building community, evolving curriculum, and changing the culture around environmental issues. To close, our guests share how they envision future partnerships and support for various modes of inquiry between disciplines and how their book highlights existing examples of cross-departmental environmental humanities projects.

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