30th of December, Ellecom. Doors open at 16:00, dinner at 18:00, discussion at 20:00.
Fifth session! That counts as an anniversary, though I don’t know which figurative metal would represent this milestone. I’m thrilled to welcome as many of you as can make it.
Giving a Voice to Nature
With humanity setting itself apart from nature, it has become common practice to see nature as something to be domesticated, dominated or exploited. Still, humanity cannot escape being a part of nature, which leads to a constantly guarded and redefined distinction between humans and the rest of the world, which is silenced in human discourse. To discuss the limits and possibilities of seeing nature’s perspective, let us read attempts at giving nature a voice.
Required reading: none!
Short read: “The Author of the Acacia Seeds” by Ursula K. Le Guin
Longer read: The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay
Extra Reading: Watership Down by Richard Adams, Saga of the Swamp Thing (Volume 1) by Alan Moore and varied artists, Great Apes by Will Self.