– Write an essay on the impact of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring on the environmental movement and explain why has Silent Spring been so impactful?
– Your answer should approach this question from both a scientific (information extracting) and literary (aesthetic) perspective.
– Also consider the relevance of Silent Spring for environmental decision-making today. You may draw upon the following resources:
Culver, L., Mauch, C., Ritson, K. 2012. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. Encounters and Legacies. Rachel Carson Center Perspectives, Munich, Germany.
https://www.environmentandsociety.org/perspectives/2012/7/rachel-carsons-silent-spring-encounters-and-legacies
Richard White. 2017. Play it again, Sam: decline and finishing in environmental narratives. In: Heise, Christensen, Niemann (Eds.) 2017. Routledge Companion to the Environmental Humanities