I'm a writer and author of four books, including two books about accounting, capitalism and climate change: Double Entry (2011), and its sequel Six Capitals (2020, 2014). As part of my PhD in creative writing I wrote about representations of land in the fiction of Alexis Wright and Kim Scott. My essay 'Valuing Country’ (Griffith Review 63, 2019) brings together three ways of conceiving the earth, as 'country', 'natural capital' and 'rights of nature'. You can find links to my work at www.janegleesonwhite.com.
I've written about economics, sustainability and literature for the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Wired, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Meanjin and Overland, and am a regular commentator on economics and sustainability, including for the Sundance Film Festival, United Nations and European Union.
A Literary Education Lab Initiative in collaboration with Stella
This innovative symposium brings into dialogue two of Australia’s most celebrated First Nations authors and a leading geo-philosopher to consider the power of interdisciplinary collaboration centred on the literary arts in our rapidly changing climate.
Ellen van Neerven
Professor Tony Birch
Professor Kathryn Yusoff
Please join Literary Education Lab Initiative in collaboration with Stella for this exciting, free live-stream event.
Presentations will be online, scheduled 7.00pm to 8.30pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) 20 January 2022.
For more information, contact Dr. Sarah E. Truman at the Literary Education Lab: sarahe.truman@unimelb.edu.au