Transforming the way we see the world
Buzzfeed lists Lauret Savoy as one of 11 women whose writing has changed the way the world sees itself.
By Keely Sexton
Buzzfeed News named Lauret Savoy, David B. Truman Professor of Environmental Studies, one of its 鈥,鈥 for her book 鈥溾 (2015), which explores Savoy鈥檚 personal history in context with the racialized history of the United States and its geography.
The book 鈥渂lends memoir, history, and the landscape to uncover hidden legacies,鈥 wrote Buzzfeed contributor Kathryn Aalto, whose latest book, 鈥溾 uplifts the women who have defined the way we think about the world. 鈥淚t will create seismic shifts in readers' perspectives on race, gender, and nature.鈥