Abbie Gascho Landis at the Duke University Center for Documentary Studies
Abbie Gascho Landis at the Duke University Center for Documentary Studies
Thursday, April 27, 2017
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Abbie Gascho Landis, winner of the 2015 CDS Documentary Essay Prize for Writing, will be reading from her newly published book Immersion: The Science and Mystery of Freshwater Mussels.
The CDS Documentary Essay Prize honors the best in documentary photography and writing in alternating years: one year, photos; one year, writing. The focus is on current or recently completed work from a long-term project. The 2015 prize competition was awarded in writing. The winning essay, "Immersion: Our Native Mussels and Bodies of Freshwater," was submitted by Abbie Gascho Landis, a writer and veterinarian in Cobleskill, New York. For six years, Landis snorkeled in creeks, explored large rivers, visited laboratories, and interviewed biologists in order to document "these remarkable animals." In her essay, Landis weaves personal experience into her investigation of native mussels and their freshwater habitats as one way of looking at water issues in the Deep South and elsewhere in the United States.
Read more about Abbie Gascho Landis' prizewinning essay here: http://documentarystudies.duke.edu/projects/2015-documentary-essay-prize...
Event Location:
Center for Documentary Studies
Event Contact:
CDS Front Desk
Event Contact Phone:
660-3663