Open Lecture with Mimi Sheller
On August 30th, KTH is honored to host Professor Mimi Sheller for an open lecture. This talk explores how broader mobility justice efforts aim to challenge ’green gentrification’, confront ’climate coloniality’, and plan for more inclusive environments, infrastructures, and mobility cultures.
Time: Mon 2024-08-19 13.00 - 15.00
Location: Gradängsalen, Teknikringen 1
Language: English
Participating: Mimi Sheller
Professor Sheller is the Inaugural Dean of The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. She is a member of TRANSPLACE's Scientific Advisory Board, where she contributes international perspectives on the research school's themes and provides input to various doctoral and postdoctoral projects.
Sheller's work on mobility justice has been influential in applied fields of urban policy, transport policy, border policy, and energy policy. Sheller is an interdisciplinary scholar with interests in Caribbean Studies and island climate adaptation. She is Co-Principal Investigator for the NOAA-CAP Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network (2022-2027) and PI for a related NOAA-BIL award on Improving Engagement Methods for Coastal Resilience and Reducing Climate Risk (2023-2027).