Andrew Wingfield part 1 of 2

DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER), March 16, 2011 held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC. 4 of 5 videos.

Andrew Wingfield is a locally based fiction writer whose work explores the ways that people and places shape each other. He has written a novel that deals with human-mountain lion interactions in the northern California suburbs and, most recently, a collection of short stories that are all set in the same gentrifying neighborhood inside the Capital Beltway. He takes what he refers to as an ecological approach to writing fiction. That is, he's interested not only in the relationships his human characters have with each other but also in the relationships his characters have with the other organisms around them, and with the spaces they share with these organisms. Andrew is interested in fiction that approaches questions of community in a more ecological sense of that word than is usually used in connection with literature.

Andrew tell us more about this approach to writing, how you got into it and what the response has been
DASER is a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region. DASER strives to provide the public with a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and to foster community and discussion around the intersection of disciplines. The thoughts and opinions expressed in the DASER events are those of the panelists and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the positions neither of the National Academy of Sciences nor of Leonardo.
For more information on upcoming DASER events please visit www.cpnas.org. To learn more about the work of the National Academy of Sciences visit http://nationalacademies.org/

Intro music Ibiza (Trance Mix) by Delta Dreams

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