idw – Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
The ecological consequences of European colonialism have received much attention in recent years. It is well known that European emigrants and settlers initiated long-distance transfers of plants and animals which changed the natural environments of the colonies and motherlands substantially.
By applying methodological approaches from new disciplines such as animal studies and animal geography, this conference aims to challenge the anthropocentric perspective which has dominated the historiography of “ecological imperialism” so far.
Building up on the concept of placing animals and plants in the centre of social analysis (ANT), it is intended to reassess the relationship between human and non-human migration in the context of colonial expansion. The conference wants to provide a forum to discuss in how far we have to revise traditional interpretations of the origins of colonial dynamics if we regard animals and plants as actors that influenced or caused migratory processes and, as a result, were responsible for social, economic and political developments.
If you are interested in participating, please register with kirchberger@uni-kassel.de
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
06/26/2015 09:00 - 06/27/2015 15:00
Event venue:
University of Kassel, Mönchebergstraße 19, Room 4100, Top Floor
34125 Kassel
Hessen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
History / archaeology, Zoology / agricultural and forest sciences
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
05/28/2015
Sender/author:
Sebastian Mense
Department:
Kommunikation, Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event51077
You can combine search terms with and, or and/or not, e.g. Philo not logy.
You can use brackets to separate combinations from each other, e.g. (Philo not logy) or (Psycho and logy).
Coherent groups of words will be located as complete phrases if you put them into quotation marks, e.g. “Federal Republic of Germany”.
You can also use the advanced search without entering search terms. It will then follow the criteria you have selected (e.g. country or subject area).
If you have not selected any criteria in a given category, the entire category will be searched (e.g. all subject areas or all countries).
