"Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty" Screening and Discussion
Thursday, March 20, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a screening of the documentary Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty to learn about one of the most effective environmental public officials in US history. As Secretary of the Interior from 1961 - 69, Stewart Udall not only worked in a bi-partisan fashion to create more national park units than any other Interior Secretary in history, he also led the fight for the most important environmental legislation we now take for granted.
UMN Associate Professor Dr. Dan Philippon, an expert on American environmental literature and its relationship to the ideas of nature, culture, and place, will join us for a discussion following the screening.
Speakers
Dr. Dan Philippon studies American environmental literature and its relationship to the ideas of nature, culture, and place. He seeks to understand the rhetorical strategies and practical effects of literary texts and their creators, particularly with regard to the historical roots of our contemporary environmental values. Most recently, his work has focused on the role of food writing in the sustainable food movement. His scholarship is primarily grounded in the area of literary criticism known as "ecocriticism," but it is also strongly influenced by current work in environmental history, environmental ethics, conservation biology, and food studies.
