6. Matt I (2017) – Hiking, Arendt, and Writing about Writing: How Markley introduces an avatar for himself and also the real (?) main character of The Deluge

Is this chapter about POV character Matt, about activist Kate Morris, about ecofeminism, or about Markley himself? Trick question — it is all of the above. Join Emily and John as they decipher Kate’ ecofeminist day-to-day life and sick burns on white male writers, strike out on an excursion into the myths of wilderness and the frontier, and mine for more entries in the ongoing “this book is so meta” ledger. They enlist some help along the way: Hannah Arendt, Edward Abbey, Jeffrey Eugenides, Greg Grandin, William Cronon are all along for the ride. Follow Matt’s lead, hop in Kate’s pick-up with us and give it a listen. 

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