Mystery Writers Unmasking Larger Issues
Fiction is often a vehicle for confronting political issues, and the mystery genre is no exception. Former newspaper reporter Jennifer K. Morita’s debut mystery, Ghosts of Waikīkī, features an out-of-work journalist looking into the murder…
Embrace Furiously This Burning World: Writers Reckon with Now
Taking inspiration from Barry Lopez’s urgent call, this event features CCA faculty working across fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to explore how contemporary writers confront the crises and transformations defining our moment—climate change,…
Our Beautiful, Burning World
In the face of climate catastrophe, it’s natural to react with grief, sorrow, and hopelessness to the constant reminders of how fragile and impermanent our world is. Lauren Markham reckons with her grief in Immemorial, a speculative synthesis…
A Compass in the Wilderness: Poetry in the Age of Environmental Crisis
Poetry has long offered a mode for humans to engage with the more-than-human world. How does poetry grapple with the accelerating environmental crisis and point the way toward a sustainable future? After discussing a couple of poems, we’ll…
Mutual Aid and Community Care in California
Join us for a conversation on the vital role of different forms of community care and mutual aid across California’s diverse communities. Red Flag Warning, a collection of essays and interviews by survivors Dani Burlison and Margaret Elysia…
The End of the (Fantastical) World: Complicated Relationships in Dystopia
If the world was ending, we’d want to be next to these dystopian reads that also warm the heart! The Art Thieves, a work of Cherokee Futurismby Andrea L. Rogers, begins amidst a climate crisis in 2052, when a high-school museum employee becomes…