The Gulf South

An Anthology of Environmental Writing
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-8130-6679-0
Verlag: University Press of Florida

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

The first collection of environmental writing about the Gulf South region, this volume features a diverse array of voices from the past 100 years. The work of these writers and artists enriches how we understand and represent the relationship between people and the rapidly changing ecology of the Gulf.Reaching from Texas to Florida, this anthology presents pieces from a variety of genres, from journalism to poetry to memoir to a graphic nonfiction book. It comprises renowned authors such as Natasha Trethewey, Jesmyn Ward, and E. O. Wilson alongside strong but lesser-known writers and emerging writers. The subjects include natural and human-made disasters, the impact of industry, influential historical events, personal encounters with the environment, and a deep love for the land and water by the people who live there.Reflecting a range of different landscapes and their inhabitants, and emphasizing the human voice and condition throughout, The Gulf South brings to light a region whose influence on American commerce and culture reaches far beyond its geographical boundaries. This volume encourages readers to consider how we choose to characterize the environment and its degradation through language, and how these accounts affect our thinking and planning for the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Über Autor(innen)

Tori Bush is a writer based in New Orleans and a Ph.D. candidate at Louisiana State University.

Richard Goodman, associate professor of creative nonfiction writing at the University of New Orleans, is the author of French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France.