Why can’t we ache for the planet the way we ache for our loved ones? How can we create metaphors to comprehend the future? How can nonfiction writers help us grasp the scale of the disaster that is in store for humanity?
Lacy M. Johnson is an American nonfiction writer, curator, activist, and Professor of Creative Writing at Rice University. Her works include two memoirs - "Trespasses", and "The Other Side", and the essay collection "The Reckonings". Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Paris Review, and elsewhere. Her latest book, "More City Than Water: A Houston Flood Atlas", is a collection of flood stories from her hometown, a region that is increasingly defined by flooding. With her essays, Johnson questions life in places where waters rise and makes us think about the effect climate change has on the global sea level.
The discussion is moderated by PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Rice University, Konstantin Georgiev. His doctoral research focuses on the politics of environmental science in Soviet and post-Soviet Siberia. Konstantin has also worked in analog film preservation and is currently the coordinator of the international documentary film festival Sofia DocuMental.
The event is part of the Cultural Calendar of Sofia Municipality.
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