*REPOST* Writing the Chesapeake with journalist Tom Horton
Part of a series on Ecocriticism
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery
Date & Time
September 15, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Description
This event is organized by the Department of English
Writing the Chesapeake: Fifty Years Chronicling the Nation’s Largest Estuary
Tom Horton, Professor of Practice, Environmental Studies, Salisbury University
Bio: Tom Horton covered the environment for The Baltimore Sun for 35 years. He has written eight books about the Chesapeake Bay and has produced a number of films about it. His honors include the John Burroughs Award for the best book of nature writing, the David Brower award from the Sierra Club, and other awards from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Audubon Society. Governor Martin O’Malley honored Horton as an Admiral of the Chesapeake. He currently is a Professor of Practice in Environmental Studies at Salisbury University and a contributing writer and columnist for the Bay Journal.
For more information, please contact Kathryn McKinley, Professor in English - kmckinle@umbc.edu.
Image description: Tom Horton, a white man, is standing outside with his arms folded in front of him. His hair is wind-swept and he is wearing a white button-up shirt.
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