“Venom, Thorns, and Drought: The Sonoran Desert as You Should Learn to See It”
In this talk, Dr. Gibney shows how love of literature can blossom into a deeper and more meaningful relationship with one’s place and even with the non-human life that also calls it home. Combining his decades of experience studying, exploring, and living in and with the Sonoran Desert together with his scholarly interest and expertise in the literary history of the Southwest, this talk shows audiences how to see the realities of our desert home in new ways. Through the words of authors like Edward Abbey, Leslie Marmon Silko, Charles Bowden, Joseph Wood Krutch, and Mary Austin, Dr. Gibney shares insights that seek to inspire more educated perspectives and curiosity to learn more about one’s home.