{"id":15482,"date":"2023-10-06T10:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=15482"},"modified":"2024-08-28T13:25:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:25:54","slug":"cynthia-barnett-talks-seashells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/cynthia-barnett-talks-seashells\/","title":{"rendered":"Acclaimed environmental author Cynthia Barnett talks seashells at Eckerd College"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extraa-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”15492″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” animation_easing=”default” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”skip-lazy-load” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]Cynthia Barnett’s recent book was named the Best Natural History Book of the Year by the\u00a0<\/em>Tampa Bay Times.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Renowned environmental author and journalist Cynthia Barnett came to Eckerd College on Sept. 26 to tell the community just how important listening to seashells can be.<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ bottom_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text]Barnett, who currently works as the senior lecturer and environmental journalist in residence at the University of Florida\u2019s College of Journalism and Communications, discussed her most recent book, The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans<\/em>. It has won several awards\u2014including honors from NPR Science Friday<\/em><\/a>, Kirkus Reviews<\/em><\/a> and the Library Journal<\/em><\/a>\u2014and was named the Best Natural History Book of the Year by the Tampa Bay Times<\/em><\/a>. 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Seashells are incredibly culturally, historically and scientifically significant, functioning as sentinels of our changing seas and as representations of a vast and rich indigenous history.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeashells are telling us incredible truths more accurately than those written down,\u201d she said. They were, \u201cmoney before coin, jewelry before gems, art before canvas.\u201d She explained that seashells were the earliest known keepsakes and have been found as grave goods in burial sites over 70,000 years old. The oldest piece of seashell jewelry was found interred in the grave of a 6-month-old baby, notched by hand and worn on a length of cord as a necklace. Shells known as \u201cmoney cowries\u201d were traded all over the country, with native Florida shells discovered as far inland as modern-day St. Louis. During the 17th century, imported shells grew so popular in Europe that the name \u2018Shell madness\u2019 was coined. Wealthy collectors would pay a fortune for beautiful shells, some even paying as much for a single shell as for a painting by Vermeer.<\/p>\n

Barnett also emphasized the importance of seashells as an environmental \u201ccanary in a coal mine.\u201d Since the animals that create seashells\u2014such as scallops and mollusks\u2014are so delicate, the slightest temperature change in the water can alter their behavior and growth patterns. The horse conch, Florida\u2019s state shell, is suffering from shrinking population rates due to overfishing and ocean temperature rise, pushing the already vulnerable species closer to collapse. Barnett explained that listening to seashells is essential, saying, \u201cI love this idea of listening to nature \u2026 seeking wisdom from [seashells\u2019] polished whorls.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the end of the presentation, students, faculty and community members lined up for a chance to speak with the author and have their books signed.<\/p>\n

Senior marine science<\/a> and visual arts<\/a> student from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Abby Baumgard held a dog-eared copy of the book, having read it over the summer during a long research trip in the Alaskan wilderness. \u201cI loved the book,\u201d they said. \u201cI think she does a really good job of bringing the narrative of Indigenous people into the story.\u201d<\/p>\n

The key message of Barnett\u2019s talk? She explained that in her work, she tries to balance warning and wonder, but she also highlighted both environmental and social justice\u2014concluding with the statement: \u201cWe won\u2019t be able to fix environmental problems without first righting human injustices.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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