Esme Garlake (she/her) is a PhD student in History of Art at University College London and an art historian specialising in ecocriticism and early sixteenth-century Italian art. She believes in the power of art history to help us understand and re-imagine past and current human relationships with the natural world, and in the responsibility of art historians to engage with issues of social and environmental justice. Esme runs an Instagram account dedicated to exploring ecocritical art history and its intersections with climate activism.
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This show is hosted, produced, and edited by Natalie Wilkinson, with music provided by Natalie Wilkinson and Christine Murphy. Special thanks to Emma Moesswilde and Elizabeth Hameeteman. Transcripts by Macie Menard. Spanish-language editing by Isabel Nuñez Martinez. More Ecotones Now? Check out Season 1 here. Thanks for listening!
2.6 Esme Garlake on Ecocritical Art History