In arguing for the urgency of moving from anthropocentrism toward ecocentrism, Aaron S. Allen [1] distinguishes between environmental crises and ecological change; argues against the “balance of nature” paradigm; differentiates between strong and weak forms of sustainability; and describes the role that expressive culture and the environmental liberal arts can play in driving awareness and activism.

McDowell, Borland, Dirksen, and Tuohy, eds., Performing Environmentalisms: Expressive Culture and Ecological Change [2] University of Illinois Press, 2021

Allen and Dawe, eds., Current Directions in Ecomusicology: Music, Culture, Nature [3] Routledge, 2016

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[1] https://vpa.uncg.edu/home/directory/bio-aaronsallen/

[2] https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=85zfn3yf9780252044038

[3] https://ecomusicology.info/resources/supplementary/current-directions-in-ecomusicology/