Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood, commodified, and represented by both white and black Americans. The GBH Forum Network is assisting with the production of this program. Patrons who wish to attend online must still register.* *For in-person attendance, r egistration is encouraged, but due to the ample seating available in the Rabb Lecture Hall, walk-ins are also welcome. Please see the "Registration Required" box on this calendar entry for more instructions.
This program will happen both in-person in the Rabb Lecture Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square as well as online over Zoom webinar.
Patrons who wish to purchase copies online may do so at Bookshop dot org. For in-person attendees, we'll then start an author signing facilitated by Posman Books. Garrett Dash Nelson, President & Head Curator of the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library, will provide opening remarks.Īfter the conversation, there will be time for audience Q&A. The Zoom webinar component will conclude at 3 PM. Finney's book Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors (2014). Storyteller, cultural geographer, and accidental environmentalist Carolyn Finney, PhD and Boston Public Library President David Leonard will discuss Dr.
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