Confluence: Where Great Ideas Flow Together
FEATURED PODCAST EPISODE
In the second installment of "How Climate Changes Me," Madalynn Madigar, graduate of the master's program in Ecocriticism, shares about her work. She presented at UM's 2023 Eco-Melancholia conference about petromodernity and apocalyptic narratives. This episode intersperses highlights from her talk with a conversation between Madalynn and Confluence producer, Amelia Liberatore.
FEATURED VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
Shot in one of the most rugged and fire-prone wilderness areas in the United States, this film by UM graduate sud Mark Kreider shows leading fire ecologists working to better understand wildfire and highlights the importance of fire as a fundamental natural process. “Fire in the Wilderness” reveals a landscape where fire is an agent of destruction but also one of stability and rejuvenation—a balancing force that creates space for new growth and adaptation.
Welcome
Thanks for stopping by the Graduate School’s media page, where we provide tributaries of words, sounds, and images for you to follow as you explore the special confluence that is the University of Montana!
Confluence captures the role graduate students play in channeling the energy, vitality, and creativity of the three major “streams” of the University of Montana’s mission: an excellent undergraduate education, an inspired enterprise in research and creative scholarship, and a commitment to place.
The confluence of the Clark Fork River and Rattlesnake Creek, depicted above, has had a special significance for centuries, beginning with the Salish people, who named the streams that flow together on the northern edge of our campus: “place of the small bull trout” (nłˀaycčstm).
Hang around, watch some videos, listen to our podcasts, and reach out if you want to talk more about what makes Graduate School at the University of Montana special!