Vybarr Cregan-Reid, Ph.D., is an author and academic whose work delves into English literature and environmental humanities. His writing explores the profound connections between human experience and the natural world. Cregan-Reid frequently blends literary analysis with ecological considerations, offering readers a distinct perspective on our planet. His texts invite contemplation on our relationship with the environment.
Part memoir, part manifesto, part history, We Are What We Read is not just about how education can place you back on the right side of the tracks. It is also a rallying cry for the importance of literature in a world where the arts are being squeezed out at every level and where book bans in schools and libraries have surged to record highs.
This is the road from climate change to primate change.
Footnotes transports you to the cliff tops of Hardy's Dorset, the deserted shorelines of Seattle, the giant redwood forests of California, and to the world's most advanced running laboratories and research centres, using debates in literature, philosophy and biology to explore that simple human desire to run.