More on Wendell Berry

Good morning, gang,

For those of you whom Wendell captivates, here's a link to what I guess I'd describe as a "fan blog," but it's a cool site with many links to interesting ideas, people, organizations, conferences, etc.  Check it out:

http://brtom.typepad.com/wberry/

I'm looking forward to our discussion tomorrow and wish to emphasize that we want to examine Berry's notions from multiple perspectives, with the collective  objective of shaping our own attitudes about land, resources, economies, and people.  How do Berry's ideas fit into the attitudes of those we encounter in The Golden Spruce?  Where is culture in this conversation?  How about community?

Happy reading, and see you in class tomorrow!

JE 

Reading for Monday, 9/17

Hi all,

Please pick up Wendell Berry's 2012 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities from my desk.  The piece is entitled "It All Turns on Affection," and in it Berry (referring to Wallace Stegner) distinguishes between "boomers" and "stickers" as he explores our relationships with land.  As you read, contemplate your own relationship to place(s), and be ready to share the connections you may have.

Tomorrow (Friday), I'd like to hear from each of you about your on-line explorations.  Have you discovered an area that may be grabbing you?  Are you looking for something to do with oceans and fisheries, energy use, land management, responsible business practices, radical environmentalism, legislative successes and failures, agriculture and food production, mining and "clean" coal, green building, eco-literacy in schools, international treaties, etc. etc....?  Start identifying topics that can sustain (heh, heh) your interest, and on which you'll become an expert.

Tomorrow, we'll also read a short essay by Aldo Leopold, "Thinking Like a Mountain."  I'll bring copies to class.

Do your homework and change your world!

Jay

Exciting!

Hi all,

It's great to have our blog up and running.  Please consider this a place for sharing, of ideas, web links, and other communication.

Thanks to Calvin for setting us up!

JE