23. und 24. Juli
ganztägig (whole day)
Veranstalter:
MESH
Ort:
Auerbach Library, MESH (back building, 3rd Floor)
Weyertal 59
50937 Köln
Information:
For participation, registration in advance is required. Find the links and further info here: https://mesh.uni-koeln.de/events/meshworks/workshop-multispecies-thinking-in-times-of-crises
WORKSHOP
Interdisciplinary discussions of the effectiveness of the ethics of care and reciprocity, which are the foundational values of many Indigenous worldviews, are now emerging. The proposed workshop aims to accentuate this aspect of environmental and planetary thinking, specifically attempting to deliberate and comprehend how alternate modes of developmentalism have been prevalent in different communities of the Global South.
Some of the pertinent research questions that this workshop will address are how Indigenous knowledge acted as an exemplar of multispecies thinking and holistic living, in what ways can these knowledge forms be regarded as advocating mutuality and care for human and non-human forms? Why and how are the versions of multispecies care being represented in literary and other cultural documents? Can fiction from Indigenous communities in the Global South serve as representative narratives for imagining alternative possibilities of relating to the planet and reconceptualising pluriversal developmentalism and justice?
As planetary crises deepen, communities in the Global South continue to imagine and practice more just and livable worlds. This workshop brings together scholars and practitioners to explore multispecies thinking through the ethics of care, reciprocity, and Indigenous knowledges.