Lannan Literary Awards
3 appearances
David Abram
デイヴィッド・エイブラム
Deividdo Aburamu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-06-24 （Nassau County, New York, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Baldwin, Long Island, New York → Foothills of the southern Rockies (resides with family)
Career
- Occupations
- Philosopher, Ecologist, Writer, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Schumacher College, University of Oslo (Arne Næss Chair: 2014), Harvard University (Center for the Study of World Religions / Harvard Divinity School), Alliance for Wild Ethics (founder & creative director)
- Influenced By
- Maurice Merleau-Ponty, R. D. Laing, Lynn Margulis, James Lovelock, James Hillman, Ivan Illich, Gary Snyder, Wendell Berry
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesleyan University | — | — | BA | 1976–1980 | United States |
| Yale School of Forestry | — | Ecology studies | — | 1984（在学・研究） | United States |
| Stony Brook University (SUNY) | — | Philosophy | PhD | 1990頃–1993 | United States |
Wesleyan University
Degree:
BA
Period:
1976–1980
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
Graduated summa cum laude
Yale School of Forestry
Ecology studies
Period:
1984（在学・研究）
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United States
Studied ecology and wrote essays
Stony Brook University (SUNY)
Philosophy
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1990頃–1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
PhD on perception and language (phenomenological approach)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Lannan Literary Award (Nonfiction) | The Spell of the Sensuous | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2010 | PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | Becoming Animal | — | PEN | 準優勝（Runner-up） |
| 2011 | Orion Book Award | Becoming Animal | — | Orion Society | ファイナリスト |
Lannan Literary Award (Nonfiction)
1996
Work:
The Spell of the Sensuous
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
2010
Work:
Becoming Animal
Organization:
PEN
Result:
準優勝（Runner-up）
Orion Book Award
2011
Work:
Becoming Animal
Organization:
Orion Society
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-than-Human World
1996 Philosophy / Ecology / PhenomenologyA phenomenological exploration of how human perception and language are intertwined with the more-than-human world, arguing for a recovered sensory relationship with nature.
More-than-human worldPhenomenologyAnimismSenses and perceptionInfluence of language
Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology
2010 Philosophy / EcologyAn essayistic work reconsidering human relationships with nonhuman beings, arguing for recovery of deep connection to the earth through animal senses and breathing.
AnimalityReciprocal relationshipCommonwealth of breathDialogue with indigenous knowledges
Bibliography
- The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-than-Human World (1996)
- Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology (2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Phenomenological essayistic proseLush natural description and poetic languageMixes theoretical reflection with fieldwork
- Recurring Motifs
- BreathOpening of the sensesAnimism (sentience of beings)Connection to bioregion/land
Legacy
David Abram is known for linking phenomenology and ecology and popularizing the concept of the 'more-than-human world.' His emphasis on the relationship between nature and the senses has influenced fields such as ecopsychology, ecophenomenology, and ecolinguistics.
Quotes
-
"the more-than-human world"
Source: The Spell of the Sensuous (1996) (1996) -
"the commonwealth of breath"
Source: Recent writings / afterwords (2014)
Trivia
- Practiced sleight-of-hand magic from high school and worked as a house magician at Alice's Restaurant.
- Coined and popularized the phrase 'the more-than-human world' in 1996.
- Founder and creative director of the Alliance for Wild Ethics (AWE).