CEE Reading Group: Black Gold and Plastic Legacies
Energy Heritage: Creative and Critical Engagements
This virtual reading group will meet monthly from November to April for 90 minutes on Zoom. During the first 30 minutes, the group will discuss readings based on pre-circulated discussion questions. During the second 30 minutes, participants will spend silent time crafting a creative response (e.g., drawing, collage, knitting, poetry, etc.) to the readings, a process inspired by the “Extracts” reading group at UCD Humanities Institute. During the final 30 minutes, participants will share and discuss their creative responses.
Sessions will be moderated by Dr Camille-Mary Sharp and/or guest moderators.
Session 1: Black Gold and Plastic Legacies
- Oil People (2024) by David Huebert (Penguin Random House Canada)
- “Black Gold: Canada’s Oil History”. Oil Museum of Canada (virtual exhibition). https://www.lambtonmuseums.ca/en/oil-museum-of-canada/black-gold.aspx
- Exhibition case study: Robertson, K., Davis, H., Wood, K., Moore, T., & Jazvac, K. (2023). Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through. Open Library of Humanities, 9(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.16995/olh.9210
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