What kind of narratives are mobilized when recounting, remembering, and highlighting extinction and the endangerment of nonhumans? Hosted by the Stavanger Art Museum and organized by the project “Beyond Dodos and Dinosaurs: Displaying Extinction and Recovery in Museums” in cooperation with the Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities at the University of Stavanger, this week I am looking forward to participating in the “Extinction, Endangerment, and Environmental Storytelling” Workshop.
Titled “Turtle Soup: The Ghost of Appetites Past,” my paper provides soup for thought by asking: How do appetites both cause and chart environmental loss? And what role do cuisines play in sharing stories about plants, animals, and the environment at large? Browse the rest of the program here.