
Solastalgia
An Anthology of Emotion in a Disappearing World
Paul Bogard(Editor)
University of Virginia Press
Published on 14. February 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
188 pages
978-0-8139-4884-3 (ISBN)
Description
"One of the penalties of an ecological education," wrote Aldo Leopold, "is that one lives alone in a world of wounds." As climate change and other environmental degradations become more evident, experts predict that an increasing number of people will suffer emotional and psychological distress as a result. Many are feeling these effects already. In the pages of Solastalgia, they will find a source of companionship, inspiration, and advice.
The concept of solastalgia comes from the Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht, who describes it as "the homesickness we feel while still at home." It's the pain and longing we feel as we realize the world immediately around us is changing, with our love for that world serving as a catalyst for action on its behalf.
This powerful anthology brings together thirty-four writers-educators, journalists, poets, and scientists-to share their emotions in the face of environmental crisis. They share their solastalgia, their beloved places, their vulnerability, their stories, their vision of what we can create.
The concept of solastalgia comes from the Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht, who describes it as "the homesickness we feel while still at home." It's the pain and longing we feel as we realize the world immediately around us is changing, with our love for that world serving as a catalyst for action on its behalf.
This powerful anthology brings together thirty-four writers-educators, journalists, poets, and scientists-to share their emotions in the face of environmental crisis. They share their solastalgia, their beloved places, their vulnerability, their stories, their vision of what we can create.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Charlottesville
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 b&w illustration
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
282 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8139-4884-3 (9780813948843)
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Persons
Paul Bogard is Associate Professor of English at Hamline University and the author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light.