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This lecture meets the following New York State Learning Standards:
Language Arts 1.1 | Language Arts 3.1 | Language Arts 2.1 | Social Studies 1.1 | Social Studies 1.2 | Social Studies 1.3 | Visual Arts 3 | Visual Arts 4

John Burroughs and the Art of Seeing Things

A lecture by Charlotte Zoe Walker

Walker reviews the life and the works of the great naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921), with emphasis on his relevance for readers today. Burroughs, who grew up in the Catskills, was immensely influential in his time, counting Whitman, Ford, Muir, and Roosevelt among his friends; yet, he kept his message simple.

This lecture is available from January 1, 2009 to January 1, 2012

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Professor Charlotte Zoe Walker

Professor Emerita, State University of New York, Oneonta

Charlotte Zoe Walker is a scholar of nature writing and environmental literature. She is the editor of two books on nature writer John Burroughs, Sharp Eyes, and The Art of Seeing Things, and has published many articles on women nature writers. Her book on women writers and nature, Letting In The Sky, is nearing completion. She is also a novelist and fiction writer, and a former creative writing fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts. She is a Professor Emerita of the SUNY Oneonta English Department.

Telephone: (607) 783-2278
Address: P.O. Box 14
Gilbertsville, NY  13776
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