Podcast appearances and mentions of jane brox

We're all going to be affected by the same outcome. When I went up to Svalbard (Norway), I went with the intention of also capturing the beauty and the terror of the reality of these changes and how they can be at once fascinating to listen to, but also devastating to the environment.You've just heard an excerpt from composer and environmental sound artist Mary Edwards' Everywhere We Are is the Farthest Place composition, an ode to the transforming Arctic landscape, climate vulnerability, elemental sensuality and Terrestrial Space Analogues. Mary kindly shared a compilation mix from this soundscape composition with me to provide an example of her work that you'll hear throughout this episode. Mary holds an Interdisciplinary Master of Fine Arts in Sound and Architecture from Goddard College, and has been awarded residencies and commissions around the world. I met Mary for the first time at the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology's Listening Pasts/Listening Futures Conference in Florida in March 2023 and was immediately struck by the originality of her art and her positive energy, generosity and curiosity. We spoke by Zoom on May 24th, 2024 when we were both recovering from an unseasonable cold snap. We talked about her interdisciplinary arts and listening practices that encompass notions of temporality, impermanence, nostalgia and the natural world. For example:Listening is an inherent part of what I do. It's not just creating sound and music, but raising awareness. If we listen more intently to our environment, we can understand the health of our environment.Welcome to the wonderful and engaging sonic world of Mary Edwards. Mary recommended the follow :Silent Spring and other writing on the environment and Sea Trilogy by Rachel CarsonSilence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives by Jane Brox (note: during our conversation Mary accidentally called her Suzanne Knox)The work of composer Sven Libaek see https://theroundtable.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-of-sven-libaek *END NOTES FOR ALL EPISODESHere is a link for more information on season 5. Please note that, in parallel with the production of the conscient podcast and it's francophone counterpart, balado conscient, I publish a Substack newsletter called ‘a calm presence' which are 'short, practical essays about collapse acceptance, adaptation, response and art'. To subscribe (free of charge) see https://acalmpresence.substack.com. You'll also find a podcast version of each a calm presence posting on Substack or one your favorite podcast player.Also. please note that a complete transcript of conscient podcast and balado conscient episodes from season 1 to 4 is available on the web version of this site (not available on podcast apps) here: https://conscient-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes.Your feedback is always welcome at claude@conscient.ca and/or on conscient podcast social media: Facebook, X, Instagram or Linkedin. I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this podcast, including the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation systems and infrastructure that made this production possible. Claude SchryerLatest update on June 7, 2024

Wir machen in dieser Folge eine Tour von den Anfängen der Menschheitsgeschichte bis tief ins 19. Jahrhundert. Wir werden nämlich über die Geschichte der künstlichen Beleuchtung sprechen: Welche Hilfsmittel gab es, welche Schwierigkeiten waren damit verbunden und wann machten wir endlich die Nacht zum Tag? //Literatur - Brian Bowers. Lengthening the Day: A History of Lighting Technology. Oxford University Press, 1998. Jane Brox. - Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. //Erwähnte Folgen GAG451: Eine kleine Geschichte der verlorenen Bücher – https://gadg.fm/451 GAG171: Eine ganz kleine Geschichte der Nacht und des Schlafs – https://gadg.fm/171 GAG412: Samuel Pepys und das außergewöhnlichste Tagebuch des 17. Jahrhunderts – https://gadg.fm/412 GAG443: J.S. Bach oder Wie sich ein Komponist den Lebensunterhalt verdient – https://gadg.fm/443 GAG182: Der Zündholzkönig Ivar Kreuger – https://gadg.fm/182 GAG392: Phosphor und der Streik der Streichholzarbeiterinnen – https://gadg.fm/392 GAG389: Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand – https://gadg.fm/389 GAG263: Lavoisier und die Entdeckung des Sauerstoffs – https://gadg.fm/263 GAG325: Der Große Smog von 1952 – https://gadg.fm/325 Das Episodenbild zeigt eine Petroleumlampe aus Messing. //Aus unserer Werbung Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/GeschichtenausderGeschichte //Wir haben auch ein Buch geschrieben: Wer es erwerben will, es ist überall im Handel, aber auch direkt über den Verlag zu erwerben: https://www.piper.de/buecher/geschichten-aus-der-geschichte-isbn-978-3-492-06363-0 Wer Becher, T-Shirts oder Hoodies erwerben will: Die gibt's unter https://geschichte.shop Wer unsere Folgen lieber ohne Werbung anhören will, kann das über eine kleine Unterstützung auf Steady oder ein Abo des GeschichteFM-Plus Kanals auf Apple Podcasts tun. Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr den Podcast bei Apple Podcasts oder wo auch immer dies möglich ist rezensiert oder bewertet. Wir freuen uns auch immer, wenn ihr euren Freundinnen und Freunden, Kolleginnen und Kollegen oder sogar Nachbarinnen und Nachbarn von uns erzählt!

Enter the magical world of New York by gaslight, the city illuminated by the soft, revolutionary glow of lamps powered by gas, an innovative utility which transformed urban life in the 19th century.  Before the introduction of gaslight in the 1820s, New York was a much darker and quieter place after sunset, its streets lit only by dull, foul-smelling whale-oil lamps. Gaslight was first used in London, and it made its American debut in Newport and Baltimore.The New York Gas Company received its company charter in 1823 and began to install gas pipes under the street that decade.  With gas-powered lighting, New York really became the city that never slept.It meant you could work late without your eyes straining – or wander the streets with less apprehension. It meant greater ease reading a book or throwing a lavish ball. Gaslight brought the 19th century city to life in ways that are easy to overlook.In this episode we're joined by author Jane Brox, author of Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light who discusses the curious charms of this rare and enigmatic light source.FURTHER LISTENING: After you listen to the show about the history of gaslight, check out these past Bowery Boys podcasts with similar themes.-- Electric New York: With the discovery of electricity, it seemed possible to illuminate the world with a more dependable, potentially inexhaustible energy source.-- Tesla: The Inventor in Old New York -- Building Stuyvesant TownIf you like our show, please consider giving the Bowery Boys podcast a five-star review on Apple Podcasts

Episode notesBeing friends with Toni Morrison, one of the most influential writers in American literature was a life-changing experience for A.J. Verdelle, but it came with its ups and downs. A.J. writes about her relationship with the Beloved author, including their "two and a half spats" in Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison. In this episode, A.J. sits down with nonfiction author Jane Brox to give us insight into her writing process and the impact of being chosen by Toni Morrison.About our guestA. J. Verdelle is the award-winning author of the novel, The Good Negress, as well as a number of essays and short stories. She was awarded the Whiting Award in fiction, the Vursell Distinguished Fiction Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; the Bunting Fellowship and the NEA Critical Studies Award. She was also a finalist for PEN/Faulkner Award. A.J. teaches in Lesley's MFA in Creative Writing program.Mentioned in this episode:‘Miss Chloe' recounts A.J. Verdelle's friendship with Toni MorrisonGet writing advice from A.J. on Ep. 35 of Why We WriteThe sound of 'Silence' with Jane Brox

Fall for the Book and the Visiting Writers Series presents a discussion with Jane Brox, author of Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives.

Jane Brox’s fifth book, Silence, was published in January 2019 and explores the nuances of quiet - both forced and voluntary. Her previous book, Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light, was named one of the top ten nonfiction books of 2010 by Time magazine. She is also the author of Clearing Land: Legacies of the American Farm; Five Thousand Days Like This One, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction; and Here and Nowhere Else, which won the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award. She has received the New England Book Award for nonfiction, and her essays have appeared in many anthologies including Best American Essays, The Norton Book of Nature Writing, and the Pushcart Prize Anthology. She is currently on the faculty of Lesley University’s low-residency MFA Program. In this interview, she speaks with Georgia Sparling. Find essays by Jane and more information on our episode page.

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If silence could tell us a story about itself, what would it say? This could be the question that Jane Brox answers in her most recent book, Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements in Our Lives (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019). Brox is the award-winning author of several acclaimed works of literary nonfiction, including Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light and Clearing Land: Legacies of the American Farm. In her fascinating study, Brox explores how silence impacts people both as individuals and as communities, by considering how silence has shaped two of the most archetypal institutions in western society: the monastery and the penitentiary. But she also considers the ways in which silence has particularly impacted the lives of women — both inside and outside such institutions. Silence has always been important to my life, partly because I'm a writer and to me, there's never enough silence when I'm working. Not only when I'm working at the page, but before and afterwards — that's the place in which the work grows. — Jane Brox Brox offers us tremendous insight into how silence is critical to her process as a creative writer. Having first encountered silence in her childhood on a farm, she grew up to embrace the writer's life, and discovering how essential silence has been to her ability to think — and create — in a comprehensive way. She talks about having a long-standing appreciation for Thomas Merton, which led to her organizing her book around his story — and the story of an obscure nineteenth-century convict from America's first penitentiary. But she also looks at how women have experienced silence in some very different ways from men's experience of silence. What emerged for Brox was a deepened appreciation for just how complex the human relationship to silence really is — that a simplistic distinction between "imposed silence" (in the penitentiary) and "chosen silence" (in the monastery) simply does not adequately reveal just how nuanced the social history of silence truly is. Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Jane Brox, Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements in Our Lives Jane Brox, Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light Jane Brox, Clearing Land: Legacies of the American Farm Jane Brox, Five Thousand Days Like This One: An American Family History Jane Brox, Here and Nowhere Else: Late Seasons of a Farm and its Family Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain Thomas Merton, The Sign of Jonas Thomas Merton, The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals Thomas Merton, A Life in Letters William Shakespeare, The Complete Works Benjamin Rush, The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush Eugenia Ginzburg, Journey Into the Whirlwind Sara Maitland, A Book of Silence Tillie Olsen, Silences Seamus Heaney, Field Work Agnes Day, Light in the Shoe Shop: A Cobbler's Contemplations Silence is an extreme place; and it's total exposure. Even the most balanced person is tested there. That's in part why people seek it, to see where they will go; that's in party why people flee it, because it's so terrifying. There's no protection in the silence... There's no place to  hide in silence. — Jane Brox Episode 54: The Social History of Silence: A Conversation with Jane Brox Hosted by: Kevin Johnson With: Cassidy Hall, Carl McColman Guest: Jane Brox Date Recorded: February 4, 2019

If silence could tell us a story about itself, what would it say? This could be the question that Jane Brox answers in her most recent book, Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements in Our Lives (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019). Brox is the award-winning author of several acclaimed works of literary nonfiction, including Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light and Clearing Land: Legacies of the American Farm. In her fascinating study, Brox explores how silence impacts people both as individuals and as communities, by considering how silence has shaped two of the most archetypal institutions in western society: the monastery and the penitentiary. But she also considers the ways in which silence has particularly impacted the lives of women — both inside and outside such institutions. Silence has always been important to my life, partly because I'm a writer and to me, there's never enough silence when I'm working. Not only when I'm working at the page, but before and afterwards — that's the place in which the work grows. — Jane Brox Brox offers us tremendous insight into how silence is critical to her process as a creative writer. Having first encountered silence in her childhood on a farm, she grew up to embrace the writer's life, and discovering how essential silence has been to her ability to think — and create — in a comprehensive way. She talks about having a long-standing appreciation for Thomas Merton, which led to her organizing her book around his story — and the story of an obscure nineteenth-century convict from America's first penitentiary. But she also looks at how women have experienced silence in some very different ways from men's experience of silence. What emerged for Brox was a deepened appreciation for just how complex the human relationship to silence really is — that a simplistic distinction between "imposed silence" (in the penitentiary) and "chosen silence" (in the monastery) simply does not adequately reveal just how nuanced the social history of silence truly is. Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Jane Brox, Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements in Our Lives Jane Brox, Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light Jane Brox, Clearing Land: Legacies of the American Farm Jane Brox, Five Thousand Days Like This One: An American Family History Jane Brox, Here and Nowhere Else: Late Seasons of a Farm and its Family Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain Thomas Merton, The Sign of Jonas Thomas Merton, The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals Thomas Merton, A Life in Letters William Shakespeare, The Complete Works Benjamin Rush, The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush Eugenia Ginzburg, Journey Into the Whirlwind Sara Maitland, A Book of Silence Tillie Olsen, Silences Seamus Heaney, Field Work Agnes Day, Light in the Shoe Shop: A Cobbler's Contemplations Silence is an extreme place; and it's total exposure. Even the most balanced person is tested there. That's in part why people seek it, to see where they will go; that's in party why people flee it, because it's so terrifying. There's no protection in the silence... There's no place to  hide in silence. — Jane Brox Episode 54: The Social History of Silence: A Conversation with Jane Brox Hosted by: Kevin Johnson With: Cassidy Hall, Carl McColman Guest: Jane Brox Date Recorded: February 4, 2019

Dan Slayback & James Garvin explore a new island that was born from a submarine volcanic explosion in Tonga. Jane Brox considers the power of silence to shape our minds and experience. Tren'ness Woods-Black, granddaughter of Sylvia Woods, who started the famous Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem, talks about her grandmother's legacy and the power of food as a connector. Sarah Johnston discusses Greek myths and the power that stories have to influence our perception of the world and who lives in it.

Gal Beckerman discusses “How to Disappear,” by Akiko Busch, and “Silence,” by Jane Brox; and Steve Luxenberg talks about “Separate.”

Penning ''nonfiction literature of a high and lasting order'' (Chicago Tribune), Jane Brox is the author of, among other books, Five Thousand Days Like This One, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light, named one of 2010's best books by Time magazine; and Here and Nowhere Else, winner of the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award. Told through the intrinsically linked histories of the monastery and penitentiary (including a section on Eastern State), Silence traces the complex culturally transformative power of the concept of complete quiet. (recorded 1/31/2019)

First podcast episode of 2019! A great one to start the New Year too. I had the privilege to interview Jane Brox, who wrote a most wonderful book called "Brilliant - The Evolution of Artificial Light" If you are into history, especially narrative history, the kind where you feel you are actually THERE - back in time with the characters, this book is for you. Just an incredible journey of light and how human beings have come to rely on it so. I can not recommend this book enough. Get it here: https://amzn.to/2SXTVEJ Jane just published a new book: Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Time. Get this book here: https://amzn.to/2Md631N --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/josh-scandlen-podcast/support

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