Coralations

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Melody Jue

Coralations is a philosophical exploration of the media that come into focus when we shift our attention from the iconic coral of the tropics. Focusing on soft corals and deep-water corals leads to different narratives about climate change and involves different analogies to media. Through thought-provoking analyses of photography, science fiction, visual art, and scientific images, Melody Jue renews our curiosity and broadens our understanding of corals beyond the dominant narratives about their endangerment. Coralations shows how paying attention to particular corals can change what we take for granted.

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    Excerpts from Craig Santos Perez, “Sonnet at the Edge of the Reef,” from Habitat Threshold (Omnidawn Publishing, 2020) published by permission of the poet. Portions of chapter 4 were previously published in a different form in “Submerging Inscription,” in “Inscriptive Studies,” ed. Paul Benzon and Rita Raley, special issue, ASAP Journal 7, no. 2 (May 2022); copyright 2022 Johns Hopkins University Press.

    Coralations by Melody Jue is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.