Photograph by Angela Jane Evancie, at the Middlebury College Organic Garden
When: Tuesday, April 2, 4:15 – 5:30 PM
Where: Morse Lecture Hall, B104
John Elder, professor emeritus of English and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, will give a lecture at the Monterey Institute next week, entitled “Field Stories: Learning Beyond the Campus.”
In this lecture John will report on his recent experiences of pursuing the goals of liberal education through work off campus and outside the traditional classroom structure. Immersive classes dedicated to sustainable rural communities and online discussions of poetry will be two of his main examples.
John Elder taught English and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and the Bread Loaf School of English for 37 years. He edited the Norton Book of Nature Writing with Robert Finch, and his most recent three books, Reading the Mountains of Home, The Frog Run, and Pilgrimage to Vallombrosa, all combine discussion of environmental literature, description of the Vermont landscape, and memoir. In addition to stories of Frost, Bashō, ballads, and pastorals, comparative studies of the literature and landscape of Japan, Italy, and Ireland have complemented his work in northern New England. Read more about him here.
Seating is limited. If you would like to attend, please respond to rsvp@miis.edu or 831-647-4151.
Please also consider these additional events during John’s residency at the Monterey Institute:
Monday, April 1
4-6 p.m.“Writing freely with a sense of purpose.”
Workshop (bring your writing journals)
Hosted by Nuket Kardam
Morse Building, B206, MIIS campus
Open to the campus community only.
To register, email: olsen@middlebury.edu
Wednesday, April 3
10-11:30 a.m.East-West Authors and the Environmental Ethic
Coffee and conversation focused on the affinity between ancient Chinese and contemporary American poets writing about mountains.
Hosted by Andrea Olsen
Holland Center
Thursday, April 4
12:30-1:30 p.m.Deepening the Conversation: Extending the Boundaries of Teaching and Learning
A brown-bag lunchtime conversation about using technology to extend learning across time and space.
Hosted by The Digital Learning Commons and the Office of the Provost
Digital Learning Commons, Design Space, 420 Calle Principal
(drinks and dessert provided)
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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