08-12 Rooted in the Landscape

Saturday, November 04, 10:30 am–12:30 pm
Executive Suite

This live event will not be recorded.


Chair: Jane Orton (Independent)

10:30 am
Rebellious Evolution: Graphic Novels' Folklore Roots more than Surface Deep
Sofia K. Porter Bacon (Environmental Folklorist)

11:00 am
No (Wo)man Is an Island, but (S)he Can Be
Frances Avery (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

11:30 am
“The Land Holds Onto These Truths, and Offers Its Lessons”: Remembering/Resisting/Reclaiming Geographies of Racial Violence
Glenn Hinson (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

12:00 pm
Negotiating with Tides and Tigers: Life on the Boundaries of Bangladesh’s Floating Forest
Jane Orton (Independent)

Assembled Panel