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Traces a tradition of ironic and irreverent environmentalism, asking us to rethink the movement's reputation for gloom and doomActivists today strive to educate the public about climate change, but sociologists have found that the more we know about alarming issues, the less likely we are to act. Meanwhile, environmentalists have acquired a reputation as gloom-and-doom killjoys. Bad Environmentalism identifies contemporary texts that respond to these absurdities and ironies through absurdity and irony - as well as camp, frivolity, irreverence, perversity, and playfulness. Nicole Seymour develops the concept of "bad environmentalism": cultural thought that employs dissident affects and sensibilities to reflect critically on our current moment and on mainstream environmental activism.
About the Author
Nicole Seymour earned a B.A. in American Literature and Culture from UCLA and a Ph.D. in English Literature from Vanderbilt University. She was a fellow in residence at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in Munich, Germany from 2013-14. She is currently Associate Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton, where she teaches environmental literature and LGBTQ literature. Her current project is a cultural history of microplastics, including glitter.
