AUTHOR OF THE SLOW DISCIPLINES
Dr. HarperWhitfield
Harper Whitfield observes the subtle dialogue between nature, memory, and the enduring human effort to truly see the world.
Introduction
On Harper
Harper Whitfield explores the intricate connections between human perception and the natural world, unveiling the quiet histories embedded within.
Dr. Harper Whitfield is an essayist and historian of science writing at the intersection of nature, memory, and the long history of human attention.
The Book
The Slow Disciplines
Essays on nature, science, and the history of attention
From the field notebooks of nineteenth-century botanists to a modern dawn chorus in Vermont, The Slow Disciplines gathers a decade of essays on nature, history, and the quiet science of paying attention. A literary essay collection in the finest tradition — patient, exact, and steadily illuminating — from one of the essay form's most admired living practitioners.
Praise
“Whitfield is our finest living essayist on the natural world. This collection belongs on the shelf beside Dillard and Berry.”
Speaking
Invitations to speak
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