Interdisciplinary symposium “SURVIVING THE ANTHROPOCENE: TOWARDS ELEMENTAL LITERACY AND INTER-DISCIPLINARY PARTNERSHIPS”
ABOUT EVENT
Science and Research Centre Koper, Institute for Philosophical Studies
Cordially invites to the
international interdisciplinary symposium
SURVIVING THE ANTHROPOCENE
Towards elemental literacy and inter-disciplinary partnerships
to be held online, May 24–26, 2021
This interdisciplinary symposium is intended to bring together innovative g/local expertise in philosophy and pedagogy, ecofeminism, policy, theology, biosocial cultural studies and theories and practices of embodied critical thinking, to configure equitable and realistic ways for life on earth to survive the Anthropocene. Our focus is shared with the natural environment, understood as a sentient partner with inherent values beyond purely commodification and economic frameworks. In recognising the natural environment as an agent in its own becoming, the symposium aims to ‘breathe with nature’, as a companion. We further aim to better understand and work towards resolving the perceived clash between nature, culture, ethics and policy, through new conceptual thinking and engagement that champions an elemental philosophy of connectivity and respect. Developing ‘elemental literacy’ to transpose current understandings of what/how nature is, how it is acted upon, and how it acts upon, constitutes a primary focus for this symposium that seeks to imagine and dynamically participate in: new, complex and adaptive possibilities, environmental management provocations and reforms, and philosophical analyses of restorative ecological justice pathways, both conceptually and practically.
This interdisciplinary symposium is co-organized by
Institute for Philosophical Studies, Science and Research Centre Koper, Slovenia
Department of Philosophy, University of Iceland, Iceland
University of Innsbruck, Institute for Educational Sciences, Austria
Alma Mater Europaea ECM, Slovenia
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Symposium’s organizers
Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir, University of Iceland, Iceland
Lenart Škof, Science and Research Centre Koper & Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis, Slovenia
Programme and organizing committee
Lenart Škof, Science and Research Centre Koper & Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis, Slovenia
Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir, University of Iceland, Iceland
Shé M. Hawke, Science and Research Centre Koper, Slovenia
Reingard Spannring, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Nives Dolšak, University of Washington, USA & Alma Mater Europaea ECM, Slovenia
Maja Bjelica, Science and Research Centre Koper, Slovenia
Emil Månsson, University of Iceland, Iceland
The language of the symposium is English.
Contributions are to be designed as 20 min presentations to which a 10 min discussion will follow.
Attendance is open to everyone; no admission fee nor registration are required.
The symposium will be held online, through the Zoom video-conferencing platform.
See the programme for the link to follow to join.
Symposium’s programme: PDF
Symposium’s Book of Abstracts: PDF
Symposium’s Poster: PDF
Event on social media: FB
Contact: conference2020@zrs-kp.si
Welcome to join us!
The symposium is financially supported by Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS project J7-1824).
EVENT SPEAKERS
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Bart Vandeput
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Claire Petitmengin
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Clifton Evers
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Donata Schoeller
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Emil Månsson
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Freya Mathews
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George Handley
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Gísli Pálsson
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Guðbjörg R. Jóhannesdóttir
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Jerry Zee
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Lenart Škof
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Maja Bjelica
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Michael Marder
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Naresh Giangrande
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Nives Dolšak
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Petri Berndtson
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Ram Eisenberg
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Reingard Spannring
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Sashinungla
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Shé M. Hawke
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Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir
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Tamara Ditrich
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Viðar Hreinsson