Jennifer Browdy

What I Forgot...And Why I Remembered (eBook, ePUB)

A Purposeful Memoir

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Jennifer Browdy PhD coined the term "purposeful memoir" to describe thecontemplative process of looking backward in order to understand the present morefully, necessary inner work for all who wish to change the world for the better. Inthis lyrical, hard-hitting memoir, one American woman''s journey is set against thelarger landscape of political upheaval, global climate disruption, and the recoveryof our primary connection to the Earth. In telling the story of a generation who"forgot" how important the health of our planet is to our personal and collectivehealth and well-being, Jennifer Browdy calls on readers to begin the process oftransformation at the intersection of the personal, political and planetary. "Thisbeautifully written and moving memoir of a woman''s search to find her authenticself, buried beneath decades of social conditioning and academic prejudice...offershope, inspiration and support to all those who, aware of disaster staring us in theface, are searching for courage and insight into how to respond. A timely and mostvaluable contribution to the greatest challenge of our times. --Anne Baring, authorof The Dream of the Cosmos: A Quest for the Soul

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798985806410
• Artikelnr.: 70885756

Autorenporträt

Jennifer Browdy, Ph.D. is a professor of comparative literature and media arts at Bard College at Simon's Rock and the online global Bard Open Society University Network, focusing on personal narratives by the writer-activists she calls "worldwrights"-people who use writing to make the world better. She also teaches leadership and public speaking for social and environmental justice, and world literature by women. Her latest book, Purposeful Memoir as a Quest for a Thriving Future, was a 2022 Nautilus Gold Award winner and a 2022 Gold Award winner in the Independent Press Association Awards. Her writer's guide, The Elemental Journey of Purposeful Memoir, won a 2017 Nautilus Silver Award. Jennifer has presented at numerous academic conferences, including recent engagements at Mt. Holyoke College, the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, the Bioneers conference, the Transformative Language Arts Network conference and the Association for the Study of Literature & the Environment (ASLE) conference.