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SUMMARY:Energy Transitions in Long Modernity (Day 2)
DESCRIPTION:Conference organized by Robert N. Watson (University of California\, Los Angeles)\, Tiffany Jo Werth (University of California\, Davis)\, and Todd Borlik (Purdue University) \nCo-sponsored by the UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies and the UC Davis Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program \nOnline event via Zoom\nTo register\, please visit: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/16-Z8Yv_S0y3k18NdEb-Ew \nThe recent turn to the ‘energy humanities’ is only beginning to galvanize scholarship on the material and symbolic impact of energy regimes in the long history of modernity. While the 2017 anthology edited by Imre Szeman and Dominic Boyer provides a handy compendium of resources and heralds the field’s arrival\, its table of contents consists almost entirely of post-2000 texts and does not include any material written prior to the mid-twentieth century. As this indicates\, research in the energy humanities remains focused somewhat myopically on the past seventy-five years\, and often appeals to reductive notions of an Industrial Revolution in the late eighteenth century as the terminus a quo for any investigation into the topic. But the fact remains that humans have excelled at extracting energy from the earth long before the formation of Standard Oil or Watt’s invention of the steam engine. Harnessing the power of ocean currents and winds\, to take one example\, allowed for the initial voyages that brought Europeans such as Sir Francis Drake to the shores of California\, or what he called Nova Albion. \nCalifornia boasts itself as a hub for transitioning energy from fossil fuels to renewable sources such as wind\, water\, and solar power. Taking this local\, contemporary perspective as its departure point\, this conference looks to the past and a deep history of energy transitions (and additions) in order to better understand how to negotiate this switch. We will convene scholars around the topics of “energy\,” “extraction\,” and “exploitation\,” in the period we are calling “long modernity” (16th–21stcentury). Our guiding questions are: What are the cultural narratives that surround moments of energy transitions? Should we speak of energy “transitions” or energy “additions”? How is energy represented in the visual and textual archives of major energy consumers such as North America and England\, particularly at moments of colonial ambition and expansion? This conference brings together diverse disciplines to unpack the complex dynamics that accompany energy regime change as expressed by technological development and represented in creative media that span the centuries of long modernity and that connect the local to the global\, the past to the present. \nThe local and global impact of harnessing such energy pathways cannot be overstated. In particular\, this conference will highlight the penumbra of energy grids for its effect on indigenous\, minority\, and vulnerable populations and species. This conference exploration over the long durée of history seeks to understand how an energy transition might conserve\, rather than ravage\, the environment and species by understanding how energy infrastructures affect earth and its ecosystems. \nSpeakers\nRobert Cudd\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nEric Daniel Fournier\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nVin Nardizzi\, University of British Columbia\nSebastián Solarte-Caicedo\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nMatthew C. Swanson\, University of California\, Los Angeles \nProgram Schedule \n9:00 a.m.\nOpening Remarks\nRobert N. Watson\, University of California\, Los Angeles\, and Tiffany Jo Werth\, University of California\, Davis \n9:15 a.m.\nVin Nardizzi\, The University of British Columbia\n“Early Modern Airlines” \nGraduate Student Lightning Talk \n9:45 a.m.\nSebastián Solarte-Caicedo\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\, University of California\, Los Angeles \n9:55 a.m.\nQ&A \n10:10 a.m.\nRoundtable with Q&A: Extracting Strategies for Current California Transitions: Decommissioning\, Disadvantaged Communities\, and New Forms of Energy Policy and Expression\nModerator: Robert N. Watson\, University of California\, Los Angeles \nRobert Cudd\, California Center for Sustainable Communities\, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nEric Daniel Fournier\, California Center for Sustainable Communities\, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nMatthew C. Swanson\, Ph.D. Candidate\, University of California\, Los Angeles \n11:10 a.m.\nConclusion
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/energy-transitions-in-long-modernity-day-2/
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SUMMARY:Climate Conversations: Coral Reefs
DESCRIPTION:Join a discussion about how climate change is impacting our coral reefs. \nCoral reefs are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet\, supporting a wide range of marine life and providing essential services to coastal communities. However\, rising ocean temperatures\, acidification\, and extreme weather events are putting increasing pressure on these fragile systems. Around the world\, coral reefs are experiencing more frequent and severe bleaching events\, threatening both ecological health and local economies. In response\, researchers are exploring innovative approaches to help reefs adapt and recover. Maiya May (PBS) will moderate a conversation between Andrew Baker (University of Miami) and Katie Cramer (Arizona State University) about the impacts of climate change on coral reefs and how researchers are working to preserve them for future generations. \nREGISTER HERE \nClimate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a monthly webinar series from the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine that aims to convene high-level\, cross-cutting\, nonpartisan conversations about issues relevant to policy action on climate change.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/climate-conversations-coral-reefs/
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SUMMARY:Information Session: Intro to Ecological Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Please join to learn about an exciting new in-person summer course\, Intro to Ecological Medicine\, taught at the UCLA Medical School. This upper division course is open to all UCLA (and non-UCLA) undergraduate and graduate students. Course instructors will be on the Zoom call to answer questions about the course. \nZoom for info session below: \nhttps://ucla.zoom.us/j/97818549450?pwd=g8FaUW3tBc4iivQGmDPI472ahuQbTz.1 \nMeeting ID: 978 1854 9450 \nPasscode: 135568
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SUMMARY:BITE BACK at Food Insecurity & Food Waste
DESCRIPTION:Join to hear from UC food insecurity researchers\, learn about and advocate for food insecurity and food waste at UCLA from Bruin Dine\, Zero Waste at UCLA\, and Bruin Necessities! Join for fun activities\, games and a raffle! \nMore info at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4Rxl93Z9Ruc3ceVtMsemQUPRU11AlDXKBNdUCG5GOg7-S9A/viewform\, on Instagram (@uclabruindine) and below.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/bite-back-at-food-insecurity-food-waste/
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