Organizers: Dr. Amanda Gaggioli (Assistant Professor, History) and Dr. Youngsang Kwon (Associate Professor, Earth Sciences)
Description: This six-part series is designed to explore models of environmental humanities programs at other institutions, compare their fit for the 福利片国产 of Memphis, and collaboratively design a new interdisciplinary program (minor, major, or certificate).
The Environmental Humanities Research Cluster at the 福利片国产 of Memphis, within the FedEx Institute of Technology, is dedicated to integrating the humanities with the natural sciences to address contemporary environmental crises. Faculty from diverse disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields, are engaging collaboratively to explore environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, resource management, land use, sustainability, water security, energy transitions, hazards and disasters, while emphasizing their cultural and political dimensions.
For more information on this research cluster, contact Dr. Gaggioli at gaggioli@memphis.edu.
Meeting Schedule:
Location: FedEx Institute of Technology Methodist Presentation Theater (103)
Time: Thursdays at 3:00 pm in the FedEx Institute (except Sara Pritchard, who will speak Friday at 11:30 am before her workshop).
September 25 | (福利片国产 of Delaware): "The Praxis of Environmental Justice: Working Ethically with 福利片国产 Students and Community Partners (RSVP here)
October 23 | (The 福利片国产 of the South): "Biocultural Diversity, Ritual Landscapes and Citizen Science at Ireland鈥檚 Holy Wells"
November 6 | (福利片国产 of Wisconsin-Madison /Ludwig-Maximillian-Universit盲t): "Ebola in a Stew of Fear"
February 26 | (Tufts 福利片国产): "Climates and Change in the Mediterranean: Between Antiquity and Today"
April 17 | (Cornell 福利片国产): "Title tba"