Michael Montgomery
1st Place
Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences 2020
My topic was deliberately interdisciplinary, such that many of my ideas would have been impossible to substantiate, and would likely never have occurred to me, without access to the library’s great variety of resources.
Michael Montgomery
Gary Snyder’s Pleistocene Environmentalism
Research paper for University Writing Program 102C: Writing in History
Project Description
Montgomery’s paper focuses on how the study of the Ice Age informed the environmental ethic of renowned poet, environmental activist and UC Davis Professor Emeritus Gary Snyder, and the importance of this “Pleistocene Environmentalism” to creating a sustainable future. Among other sources for his research, Montgomery drew from Snyder’s poetry and personal manuscripts, which are part of the library’s Archives and Special Collections.
In Their Own Words
Read Michael’s reflective essay from their Lang Prize application.