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Brown Bag Lecture: What does a sustainable life mean? Resistance against extractive projects in Latin America and Germany
Image: University of Kassel/Adobe Stock.Lecture by Dr. Johanna Leinius, Research Associate in the Department 05, Sociological Theory Unit.
The construction of highways, pipelines or open pit mines creates opportunities, but also causes social and environmental costs. Local communities in the neighborhood of such large-scale projects are often directly affected by negative impacts. Many therefore resist. In my talk, I use concepts from Latin American struggles against extractive projects such as 're-existence' and 'defense of life' to outline the understanding of sustainability that is also advanced in socio-ecological protests in Germany such as the protests against the dredging of villages in the course of coal mining in the Rhineland and Leipzig, the tree occupations in Dannröder Forst and the resistance against the A44 in Kaufungen.
A brown bag, filled with a delicious sandwich and a sweet from the Studierendenwerk, is available at the Pavillon Café (students €3, employees and guests €3.30).
Informal and casual is the format of the Brown Bag Lecture: In cooperation with the departments of the university and the Studierendenwerk, young scientists* present their research topic in entertaining short lectures - while the audience* relaxes and eats their American Sandwich from the brown paper bag. The entire breadth of research is represented and the presenters strengthen their skills in science communication.
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This event will be held as a Zoom meeting. Please register for the event at 50jahre[at]uni-kassel[dot]de. The Zoom link will then be sent to you.
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