The Colors of Nature

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The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World
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First edition
Editor Alison H. Deming and Lauret E. Savoy
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Subject Nature writing
Published2011
Publisher Milkweed Editions
Media typePrint
Pages352
ISBN 978-1571313195

The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World is a 2011 book edited by Alison H. Deming and Lauret E. Savoy. The book is a collection of essays from authors representing diverse backgrounds, including Japanese American, Mestizo, African American, Hawaiian, Arab American, Chicano and Native American. [1] Collectively, the editors use these essays as a backdrop for exploring a deeper issue: the seeming paucity of nature writing by people of color, [2] while writing about their own personal connections to (and disconnections from) nature. [3]

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  3. Valentine, Genevieve (August 2, 2016). "The Workings Of Nature: Naturalist Writing And Making Sense Of The World". NPR. Retrieved 2020-07-23.