CONFERENCE

The Association for the Study of Literature & Environment: Biennial Conference

The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) is a dynamic community of teachers, writers, students, artists and environmentalists interested in the natural world and its meanings and representations in language and culture. ASLE seeks to facilitate interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to the study of nature and culture through nature writing, art, ecocritical scholarship, pedagogy, science writing, poetry, music creative writing, film, and other forms.

The theme of the 10th Biennial Conference, "Changing Nature: Migrations, Energies, Limits," is intended to reflect some of the most exciting current conversations in the environmental humanities, and to link those discussions to the transnational nexus of energy, labor, borders, and human and nonhuman environments that the conference location exemplifies.

Registration can be accessed through the conference website: http://asle.ku.edu/

Program

CLAS Mini-College

Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Mini College is a week-long program developed by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It has been providing lifelong learners the opportunity to rediscover the student experience since summer 2009. As the largest academic unit at the University of Kansas, the College is uniquely positioned to offer a broad program that satisfies a wide variety of interests. Courses span the humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, social and behavioral sciences, international and interdisciplinary studies, and the arts.

Mini College is open to all adults, not just KU alumni. More information can be found on the Mini-College website: minicollege.ku.edu.

RESEARCH SHARING

Red Hot Research

Red Hot Research is intended to bring together scholars from all disciplines, in response to the call set forth by Bold Aspirations.

The format of these sessions is inspired by Pecha Kucha, which features short, slide-based talks that introduce audiences to a topic. Each installment will feature six faculty members, speaking for six minutes each. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers (and each other) during breaks. We hope that through these sessions, faculty members will have a venue for cross-disciplinary partnering and exploration.

RESEARCH SHARING

Red Hot Research

Red Hot Research is intended to bring together scholars from all disciplines, in response to the call set forth by Bold Aspirations.

The format of these sessions is inspired by Pecha Kucha, which features short, slide-based talks that introduce audiences to a topic. Each installment will feature six faculty members, speaking for six minutes each. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers (and each other) during breaks. We hope that through these sessions, faculty members will have a venue for cross-disciplinary partnering and exploration.

RESEARCH SHARING

Red Hot Research

Red Hot Research is intended to bring together scholars from all disciplines, in response to the call set forth by Bold Aspirations.

The format of these sessions is inspired by Pecha Kucha, which features short, slide-based talks that introduce audiences to a topic. Each installment will feature six faculty members, speaking for six minutes each. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers (and each other) during breaks. We hope that through these sessions, faculty members will have a venue for cross-disciplinary partnering and exploration.

RESEARCH SHARING

Red Hot Research

Red Hot Research is intended to bring together scholars from all disciplines, in response to the call set forth by Bold Aspirations.

The format of these sessions is inspired by Pecha Kucha, which features short, slide-based talks that introduce audiences to a topic. Each installment will feature six faculty members, speaking for six minutes each. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers (and each other) during breaks. We hope that through these sessions, faculty members will have a venue for cross-disciplinary partnering and exploration.