"Generic Energetic: Contemporary Popular Genres as Tools for Transition." Thinking with the young genre of solarpunk, this talk proposes a way to answer two large questions. Firstly, how do the structures of popular contemporary genres – their traditions, the narrative and symbolic strategies that they make available, their meaning-making affordances – how do these shape […]
Petrocultures is an international, multi-disciplinary conference on oil cultures and energy humanities, motivated by the core notion that the humanities and social sciences have significant input to add to both knowledge of oil and energy, and the irrevocable process of transformation. The international field has grown rapidly since the inaugural Petrocultures conference in Edmonton, Alberta, […]
Presentations include: Mark Simpson, Imre Szeman: On Energy Impasse: Cultural and Social Barriers to Energy Transition Rhys Williams: Genre, Energy and Community in the Transition Location: Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre Tickets: (Conference rates apply). £220/£95 - Full Conference (Waged/Unwaged) £55/£30 - Day Rate (Waged/Unwaged)
A roundtable discussion moderated by Imre Szeman.
Session organized by Jordan Kinder and Lucie Stepanik Location: Venue 3 Tickets: (Conference rates apply). £220/£95 - Full Conference (Waged/Unwaged) £55/£30 - Day Rate (Waged/Unwaged)
Presentations include: Sheena Wilson: Just Powers as Feminist Intercultural Intermedia Interruption Sourayan Mookerjea: Subalternity, the Fetish and Energetic Common-being Angele Alook/Bigstone: A Cree Vision for the Future: An Indigenous Feminist Analysis of Maintaining a Land Based Culture While Surrounded by an Oil Economy Natalie Loveless: Speculative Energy Futures: Research-Creation, Energy Transition, Feminist Method M.E. Luka: […]
Presentations include: Angele Alook: Living in a Colonial Capitalist Petrostate: Using Traditional Indigenous Teachings to Reverse Colonial Energy Violence Location: Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre Tickets: (Conference rates apply). £220/£95 - Full Conference (Waged/Unwaged) £55/£30 - Day Rate (Waged/Unwaged)
Join us for a wine reception at the 2018 Petrocultures Conference to celebrate the launch of Petrocultures: Oil, Politics, Culture. Petrocultures (edited by Imre Szeman, Sheena Wilson and Adam Carlson) presents a multifaceted analysis of the cultural, social, and political claims and assumptions that guide how we think and talk about oil. This collection of […]
This workshop will showcase some of the early creative outputs of the Speculative Energy Futures team in a range of media. Project leads Natalie Loveless and Sheena Wilson host a curated conversation with three participant artists, and bring the audience into the discussion in an interactive format. Discussants: Jessie Beier Natalie Loveless Sheena Wilson Location: Charles […]
Session organized by Jordan Kinder. Location: Venue 9 Tickets: (Conference rates apply). £220/£95 - Full Conference (Waged/Unwaged) £55/£30 - Day Rate (Waged/Unwaged)
