Conversations: Literature and the ‘Great Derangement’ | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-15T09:45:58+08:00PeatixGeorge Town Literary FestivalConversations: Literature and the ‘Great Derangement’tag:peatix.com,2018:event-4513452018-11-24T15:15:00MYT2018-11-24T15:15:00MYTSpeakers: Ali Cobby Eckermann, Anwar Fazal, Jean-Christophe Rufin, Louise WelshModerator: Katrina Jorene MaliaumavConversations: Literature and the ‘Great Derangement’We live in the age of the Anthropocene, the period when human action has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment. And we have been destroying the Earth and unleashing what Amitav Ghosh calls ‘the great derangement’. According to the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we now have 12 years left to save our home. How do we save the planet? And ourselves? Who and what do we leave behind, and what do we save? The need for documentation, archiving and, above all, a critical imagination – including literature – is more crucial than ever.Room: Heaven (Level 2)