Higher Seminar Autumn 2018
Colloquia are held in the seminar room at the Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, Teknikringen 74 D, 5th floor
Monday 10 September, 13:15-14:45
Magnus Vollset, University of Bergen, Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion
“Calculating the world: The history of geophysics seen from Bergen”
Tuesday 18 September 13:15-14.45
Johan Gärdebo, Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, KTH
“Environing Technology: Swedish Satellite Remote Sensing in the Making of Environment, 1969-2001”
(Final seminar in research education)
Discussant: Finn Arne Jörgensen, University of Stavanger, Norway
Monday 24 September, 13:15-14:45
Karin Edvardsson Björnberg, Division of Philosophy, KTH
“Evangelical Christians and Climate Change”
Wednesday 26 September, Archipelago Lecture, 19:00 - 20:30
Amitav Ghosh, “The Great Uprooting: Migration and Movement in the Age of Climate Change”
Venue: Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Galleri Celsing, Floor 4
Monday 8 October, 13:15-14:45
Magdalena Kuchler, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University
"Down the black hole: Sustaining national socio-technical imaginaries of coal in Poland"
Monday 22 October, 13:15-14:45
Kati Lindström, Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, KTH
"Mt Fuji Caught Between Nature and Culture: Japanese World Heritage Nominations and Outstanding Universal Value"
Monday 5 November, 13:15-14:45
Sarah Cornell, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University
"Pokémon 2000: global change, global environmental awareness, and The Power of One"
Monday 19 November, 13:15-14:45
Sam Holmqvist, Umeå University, Umeå Centre for Gender Studies
“Reading Transgender: Trans-ing Characters in History and Fiction”
Friday 7 December, 13:15-14:45
Irma Kinga Allen, Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, KTH
“Breathing in Silesia: Living with coal in Poland’s mining heartland”
(Mid-seminar in research education)
Discussant: Heather Swanson, School of Culture and Society - Department of Anthropology, University of Aarhus.
Monday 10 December, 13:15-14:45
Rasmus Klöcker Larsen, SEI, Stockholm Environmental Institute
“Occluded waters: a retrospective assessment of the impacts of hydropower on Sami reindeer herding communities”