S3E03 Place and Displacement with Alex Wedler

Published: May 18, 2022, 5:45 p.m.

b'This episode we talk with English MA student Alex Wedler. Our conversation ranges from Chernobyl to Paradise Lost as we explore ideas of environment, place, and exile in literature. Alex unpacks the idea of hyper objects and how events can stick to people, as well as sharing his insights into the grad student experience.\\n\\xa0\\nWorks Mentioned\\nThe Tiger by John Valliant\\nPaying the Land by Joe Sacco\\xa0\\nChernobyl Prayer by Svetlana Alexievich\\xa0\\nHyper Objects by Timothy Morton\\xa0\\nSilent Spring by Rachel Carson\\nParadise Lost by John Milton\\nDestiny II by Bungie\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nLinks\\nMaster of Arts in English\\nDepartment of English Language and Literature\\n\\xa0\\nCredits\\nThank you for listening to Foreword.\\xa0\\nFind our footnotes, links\\xa0to\\xa0more information,\\xa0transcripts,\\xa0and past episodes on our website\\xa0brocku.ca/humanities.\\xa0\\nWe love to hear from our listeners! Join us on\\xa0Twitter,\\xa0Facebook, and\\xa0Instagram\\xa0@brockhumanities.\\xa0\\nPlease subscribe and rate us on your favourite podcasting app\\xa0so you don\\u2019t miss an episode.\\xa0\\nForeword\\xa0is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.\\xa0\\nSeries three sound assistance is by Mitch Kogan. Theme music is by Khalid Imam.\\xa0\\nThis podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.'