Dr. Robert Musil of the Rachel Carson Council will speak about the relevance of Carson to Florida. Carson, in addition to her book, Silent Spring (1962) which launched the modern US environmental movement, also won the National Book Award for The Sea Around Us. Dr. Musil will give a workshop on environmentalism after the talk, as well as sign copies of his book: Rachel Carson and Her Sisters.
Dr. Musil is the President and CEO of the Rachel Carson Council, Inc. and former Executive Director and CEO, Physicians for Social Responsibility, 1985 Nobel Peace Prize organization. Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor, the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University.
If you plan on attending or have questions, please send an email to Peter.Jacques@ucf.edu
This event is sponsored by the Burnett Honors College, the College of Undergraduate Studies, the College of Graduate Studies, the Department of Political Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Political Ecology Lab.
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