Wendell E. Berry Lecture | National Endowment for the Humanities

Suzaan Boettger drew attention to Wendell Berry's Lecture "It all turns on affection", given to the National Endowment for the Humanities. Wendell Berry is one of the great advocates for places and for a way of life that is committed to place and nature. There are some standout parts of this lecture. His critique of... Continue Reading →

May 7, 2012 1

Indian Man Single-Handedly Plants 1,360 Acre Forest

Design won't save the world on its own regardless of the tag line of this weblog, but performing a life differently can make a real difference - 30 years of improvising a forest. Wonderful story.

April 17, 2012 1

ESRC-Scottish Government/ Forestry Commission Scotland PhD Studentship

Applications are sought from suitably qualified candidates for a joint ESRC-Scottish Government PhD three-year ('+3') studentship. The project entitled 'Designing and Managing Forests for Health' has been developed in collaboration with the Forestry Commission Scotland and seeks to examine the links between forestry and community health across Scotland. The successful candidate will be based in... Continue Reading →

March 29, 2012 1

Podcast of Paul Kingsnorth from RANE

Paul Kingsnorth of the Dark Mountain project will be at Carrying the Fire 20-22nd April in Biggar. For those interested, he also recently spoke at RANE in Falmouth and they just put up a podcast. “And so we find ourselves, all of us together, poised trembling on the edge of a change so massive that... Continue Reading →

March 21, 2012 1

Funded PhD Opportunities

3 PhD Studentships (Reference IDEAS 12) Grays School of Art, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen IDEAS Research Institute for Innovation, Design And Sustainability Closing Date: 9th April 2012 Applications are invited from excellent candidates for PhD studentships in the IDEAS Research Institute at The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. IDEAS is a multi-disciplinary research centre... Continue Reading →