“Spring 2024 Environmental Humanities Symposium”

Please join us for the Spring 2024 Environmental Humanities Graduate Symposium on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 1st, from 2:30 pm onwards at HQ 136 (320 York Street). The Symposium will provide a forum for researchers across the university to share and discuss work related to the environmental humanities, and include a small reception.

 

 

2:30 pm to 3:20 pm | Panel I & Discussions

• Kamil Ahsan (History of Science & Medicine), ‘The Reef as Rock: Coastal Assemblages in Postcolonial Ceylon, 1948-1977’
• Shoko Yamada (Anthropology and Environment), ‘Promises and Regrets: Negotiating Repair after Toxic Exposure in Japan’
• Kristine Ericson (History of Science & Medicine), ‘Sunlight, Water, and House Paint: Material Weathering Tests since 1906’

Faculty Moderator: Prof. Sunil Amrith (History)

3:20 pm to 3:30 pm | Tea + Coffee Break

3:30 pm to 4:20 pm | Panel II & Discussions

• Xiyao Fu and Junhan Hu (Environment), ‘Bringing Climate to the Ground: Indigenous Climate Knowledge from the Yunnan Forests and the Tibetan Plateau in China’ 
• Marcus Yee (History), ‘Lineages of the Urban Tropics’
• Anika Reynar (Environment and Divinity), ‘Maya, Mennonites and (Agri)Cultural Negotiations: Visions of “A Good Place” in Campeche, Mexico’

Faculty Moderator: Dr. Lloyd Alimboyao Sy (English)

4:20 pm to 4:30 pm | Tea + Coffee Break

4:30 to 5:05 pm | Lightning Talks

• Gino Marcelo Rivera Bulnes (Environment), ‘Carnivore’s Tales: Exploring Cultural Beliefs in Wildlife Conservation’
• Alberto Martinez Garcia (Architecture), ‘Markets as Transcultural Typologies; An Analysis of Alcaicería de San Fernando in Manila.’ 
• Ankush Arora (History of Art), ‘Navigating Empires: Lucknow’s Gomti River’
• Jack L. Markowitz (Environment), ‘Museums Everywhere! Environmental (Justice) Values in Chilean Street Art’ 

Faculty Moderator: Prof. Pauline LeVen (Classics)

5:05 pm - 6:00 pm | Reception