The aim of the seminar is to create a conversation between Anna Tsing and Sue Wright on their recent work, ‘Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet’ and ‘Can the University be a Liveable Institution in the Anthropocene?’ (respectively). 

Working from the premise that universities should not just be valued as drivers of a knowledge economy, they will discuss how to widen the meaning of ‘economy’ and restore its roots in the word ‘ecology’? And how to use that idea to reconceptualise (and enact) the university as embedded in multiple social, cultural, environmental and political relations and responsibilities? 

Two texts will be circulated to participants for pre-reading and after an initial conversation, discussion will be opened up to participants.

Numbers are limited to 25.

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