{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d53b1aff74a500106b6aba/64550e1e665af3001107bd64?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 11: Ecocriticism with Paul Knowles","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63d53b1aff74a500106b6aba/1675274768646-598b625da26d4a2b59e1e65cd4664ad7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>TW: Discussion of suicide</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Paul Knowles joins Susan to have a chat about ecocriticism. With a lot of discussion about the climate crisis characterized by catastrophe, it is very easy to be overwhelmed by the discourse. However, in the field of ecocriticism, one has a different way to articulate the human relationship to the natural and more human world in a way that can build empathy and promote discussion in a way that hard statistics sometimes can't. Of course, it's a massive area of research and literature, but I had a great discussion with Paul and he's so knowledgeable about this work, and our discussion prompted a lot of post-interview followup web-searching on my part!</p><p><br></p><p>For more information on:</p><p><br></p><p>The Southern council in trouble for tree felling in Plymouth: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-65074972\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-65074972</a></p><p>A great discussion from BBC Radio 4 about preserving ancient woodlands: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001l940\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001l940</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"That's Science"}