Publications
List of Sarah’s publications: peer reviewed and public writing. more >
“Going Public: The Reach and Impact of Ethnographic and Academic Research”
Sarah Abbott and Philip Vannini’s revised co-authored chapter, “Going public: The reach and impact of ethnographic and academic research,” for the second edition of The Handbook of Arts-Based Research edited by Patricia Leavy. more >
gestures toward Plant Vision
A short cinematic meditation by Sarah Abbott inviting consideration of perception in vegetal beings. more >
Upcoming / Past Talks + Film Screenings
Talks and interviews based in Sarah’s research involving the sentient relations of trees, sentient ecologies, nonhuman knowing, eco-empathy, public/multispecies ethnography, Indigenous perspectives, plant science, interspecies communication, the climate crisis, and screenings of Sarah’s films. more >
‘Killing’ trees: How true environmental protection requires a revolution in how we talk about, and with, our forests
Sarah’s article in the online magazine The Conversation. more >
Sensory Acts: More Than Human Communication in the Circumpolar North
5-year research project co-led by Alex Oehler, Sarah Abbott and the Aklavik Inuvialuit Hunters and Trappers Committee thanks to funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. more >
Listening as a Shared and Social Practice conference
Call for Participation for GLASS Canada – Great Lakes Association for Sound Studies Listening as a Shared and Social Practice hybrid conference to be held at the University of Regina, Oct 7-8, 2022. more >
Engaging Climate Change Class
Information, awards and public offerings associated with the course “Engaging Climate Change: Creativity, Community, Intervention” initiated, developed, and taught by Sarah at the University of Regina. more >
Academics for Climate Community Lecture Series
Lecture series dedicated to sharing academic knowledge on climate change with the public, organised by Sarah Abbott, Britt Hall, and Sean Tucker at the University of Regina. Lecture video recordings available on YouTube. more >
Tree Knowing: Ethnographic Encounters, Sensuous Scholarship, Relational Ontologies, and Environmental Empathy
Abstract and open access link to Dr. Sarah Abbott’s Doctorate of Social Sciences dissertation. more >