Andy Goldsworthy is an extraordinary, innovative British artist whose collaborations with nature produce uniquely personal and intense artworks. Using a seemingly endless range of natural materials—snow, ice, leaves, bark, rock, clay, stones, feathers petals, twigs—he creates outdoor sculpture that manifests, however fleeting, a sympathetic contact with the natural world. Before they disappear, or as they disappear, Goldsworthy, records his work in superb colour photographs. (source).
Andy Goldsworthy is an extraordinary, innovative British artist whose collaborations with nature produce uniquely personal and intense artworks. Using a seemingly endless range of natural materials—snow, ice, leaves, bark, rock, clay, stones, feathers petals, twigs—he creates outdoor sculpture that manifests, however fleeting, a sympathetic contact with the natural world. Before they disappear, or as they disappear, Goldsworthy, records his work in superb colour photographs. (source).
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“Problems with the Anthropocene: A View from Rural Amazonia”
Nicholas C. Kawa (Anthropology, Ball State University) to give IHC lecture. Friday, November 21, 2014 / 1:00 PM, McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB.
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Film Screening, Howl’s Moving Castle
Friday, November 21, 2014 / Noon, South Hall, 2635 (series info)
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.
“Into the Bowels of the Anthropocene: Excrement and the Current Ecological Crisis”
Nicholas C. Kawa (Anthropology, Ball State University) to give IHC lecture. Thursday, November 20, 2014 / 4:00 PM, McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB.
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“Fixing Capitalism’s Deepest Flaws”
Peter Barnes (entrepreneur, journalist, author) to give IHC lecture. Tuesday, November 18, 2014 / 8:00 PM, UCSB Corwin Pavillion.
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“Balancing on a Planet: Can Local Food Improve Health, Increase Equity, and Slow Global Warming?”
David A. Cleveland (Environmental Studies, UCSB) to give IHC lecture. Tuesday, November 18, 2014 / 4:00 PM, Pacific View Room, UCSB Library.
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Film Screening, My Neighbor Totoro
Friday, November 15, 2014 / Noon, South Hall, 2635 (series info)
Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight, they discover that their new neighbor is Totoro, a mysterious forest spirit who can only be seen by children. Totoro introduces them to extradordinary characters — including a cat that doubles as a bus! — and takes them on an incredible journey (source).
Should We Welcome the Anthropocene?
Ken Hiltner (English and Environmental Studies, EHC Director, UCSB), October 30, 2014.
While it is often suggested that we should recoil from the Anthropocene and attempt to return the planet to a state comparable to what it was before widescale anthropogenic change, in this provocative talk Ken Hiltner asks whether we should instead welcome the Anthropocene (more).