Book Talk: “Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean”
Christina Gerhardt, journalist and former Barron Visiting Professor in the Environmental Humanities in the High Meadows Environmental Institute, will return to Princeton to talk about her book, “Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean,” at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, September 7, in 10 Guyot Hall.
Joining in the conversation:
Bob Kopp, professor and co-director, University Office of Climate Action, Rutgers University
Kevon Rhiney, Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and Humanities High Meadows Environmental Institute, the Department of African American Studies, and the Department of Anthropology
This talk is free and open to the public. Lunch will be available in the Guyot Atrium at noon.
About the Book
Atlases are being redrawn as islands are disappearing. What does an island see when the sea rises? Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean weaves together essays, maps, art, and poetry to show us—and make us see—island nations in a warming world.
Low-lying islands are least responsible for global warming, but they are suffering the brunt of it. This transportive atlas reorients our vantage point to place islands at the center of the story, highlighting Indigenous and Black voices and the work of communities taking action for local and global climate justice. At once serious and playful, well-researched and lavishly designed, Sea Change is a stunning exploration of the climate and our world’s coastlines. Full of immersive storytelling, scientific expertise, and rallying cries from island populations that shout with hope—”We are not drowning! We are fighting!”—this atlas will galvanize readers in the fight against climate change and the choices we all face.
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Book Talk: “Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean”
Christina Gerhardt, journalist and former Barron Visiting Professor in the Environmental Humanities in the High Meadows Environmental Institute, will return to Princeton to talk about her book, “Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean,” at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, September 7, in 10 Guyot Hall.
Joining in the conversation:
Bob Kopp, professor and co-director, University Office of Climate Action, Rutgers University
Kevon Rhiney, Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and Humanities High Meadows Environmental Institute, the Department of African American Studies, and the Department of Anthropology
This talk is free and open to the public. Lunch will be available in the Guyot Atrium at noon.
About the Book
Atlases are being redrawn as islands are disappearing. What does an island see when the sea rises? Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean weaves together essays, maps, art, and poetry to show us—and make us see—island nations in a warming world.
Low-lying islands are least responsible for global warming, but they are suffering the brunt of it. This transportive atlas reorients our vantage point to place islands at the center of the story, highlighting Indigenous and Black voices and the work of communities taking action for local and global climate justice. At once serious and playful, well-researched and lavishly designed, Sea Change is a stunning exploration of the climate and our world’s coastlines. Full of immersive storytelling, scientific expertise, and rallying cries from island populations that shout with hope—”We are not drowning! We are fighting!”—this atlas will galvanize readers in the fight against climate change and the choices we all face.
