Book co-edited by Elizabeth De Wolfe published on Digital 91制片厂
A book born from a conference on women nature writers that was directed by Elizabeth De Wolfe, Ph.D., professor of history and co-founder of the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program, is now published on D91制片厂: Digital91制片厂, the digital institutional repository designed to collect, preserve, and provide access to the creative and scholarly works and unique resources of the 91制片厂 Community.
De Wolfe co-edited the book, , with former 91制片厂 faculty member Tom Edwards.
The book is a collection of essays from the conference, featuring scholars in a variety of fields, while illuminating the work of two centuries of American women nature writers.
Some discuss traditional nature writers such as Susan Fenimore Cooper, Mary Austin, Gene Stratton Porter and Annie Dillard.
Others examine the work of Zora Neale Hurston, Gloria Anzaldua, and Leslie Marmon Silko, writers not often associated with this genre.
The cover photo for the book is by 91制片厂鈥檚 Laura Taylor, M.S.I.S., metadata librarian.
