John Charles Ryan, PhD, is Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Nulungu Research Institute, Notre Dame University, Australia. His research focuses literary studies, creative writing, and the environmental humanities. His recent books include Introduction to the Environmental Humanities (Routledge), The Mind of Plants: Narratives of Vegetal Intelligence (Synergetic), and Environment, Media, and Popular Culture in Southeast Asia (Springer). For more information, see www.johncharlesryan.com