Scarcity and Environment in History and Literature
Workshop
25.09.2014 – 27.09.2014
Location: Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC), LMU Munich
Conveners: Frederike Felcht (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt), Katie Ritson (Rachel Carson Center), and Susanne Bär (Institut für Nordische Philologie, LMU Munich)
Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Fredrik Albritton Jonsson (University of Chicago) and Klaus Benesch (LMU Munich)
What is scarcity and how has it been represented in historical and aesthetic contexts? Both environmental historians and ecocritics are frequently confronted with the concept of “scarcity” (and abundance): this workshop will attempt to take a cross-disciplinary approach in considering the nature of scarcity, and its significance in historical and modern-day debates.
The full program can be downloaded here. (PDF, 112 KB)
Click here for the call for papers (PDF, 230 KB)
The conference report can be read here.