Gathering - Women of Colour on Nature

Durre Shahwar, Nasia Sarwar-Skuse

Sinopse

Gathering brings together essays by women of colour across the UK writing about their relationships with nature, in a genre long-dominated by male, white, middle-class writers. In redressing this imbalance, this moving collection considers climate justice, neurodiversity, mental health, academia, inherited histories, colonialism, whiteness, music, hiking and so much more.
These personal, creative, and fierce essays will broaden both conversations and horizons about our living world, encouraging readers to consider their own experience with nature and their place within it.

Disponível desde: 15/02/2024.

Comprimento de impressão: 192 páginas.

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