

Noah Heringman, "Deep Time: A Literary History" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Aug 14, 2024
Noah Heringman, a Curators’ Professor of English at the University of Missouri, takes listeners on a captivating journey through the concept of deep time. He explores how 18th-century literature shaped our understanding of geological time, drawing on figures like William Blake and Charles Darwin. Heringman critiques contemporary narratives of the Anthropocene and challenges us to see deep time as an imaginative landscape intertwined with history, colonialism, and literary forms. His insights invite reflection on how our perceptions of Earth's history continue to evolve.
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Intro
00:00 • 2min
Reimagining Deep Time
02:16 • 13min
The Evolution of Deep Time in Scholarly Discourse
15:00 • 4min
Exploring the Fantasy of Legible Earth History
19:06 • 3min
Literary Histories of Deep Time
22:34 • 7min
Deep Time: Historical Perspectives and Literary Transformations
30:02 • 20min