What is Environmental Humanities?

What is environmental humanities? How do arts and culture help us tackle the current environmental issues? Why should we problematize concepts such as "natural disasters" and "Anthropocene"? A Conversation with Professor Kate Rigby. 00:00 Intro 00:35 What is Environmental Humanities? 07:28 What is Michele Serres' Natural Contract and Global Warming Criticism? 13:55 What is the Material Turn? Material Ecocriticism? 29:39 What is literary Anthropocene? 38:05 Mary Shelley's The Last Man and COVID-19 39:19 Eco-catastrophe vs Natural Disaster