Challenge 1: Creaturely Imaginings
In the summer of 1816, the eruption of Mount Tambora had filled the atmosphere with ash, and summer never came in Europe. In Switzerland, it was cold and dark in July. A group of writers – including Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley (then Godwin) – were stranded indoors at a lakeside villa.…
The origins of story (why we care about process)
This is a painting on the wall of a limestone cave in Indonesia. It depicts three human-like figures and a wild pig. Some researchers believe the figures are hunting the animal. Others think they may be in a ritualistic encounter. Either way, the picture is telling a story. Similar images – animals, human figures, scenes…