“Histories of bahces” and Avli invite you to attend the webinar “The Ecology of Coexistence and Battle”
In what methods does this legacy of colonial domination and inter-ethnic division proceed to affect environmental politics in Cyprus? How may up to date activists profit from the insights of environmental historical past as they turn out to be more and more embroiled in struggles over the safety of pure habitats throughout the island?
On this episode of the bαhçές Histories* of Cyprus, organized in collaboration with Avli, Dr Loizos Kapsalis is joined by Dr. Irene Dietzel (College of Potsdam, Germany) to debate Cypriots’ altering concepts about, and attitudes in the direction of, the pure world, and the way these are linked to broader social, political and cultural transformations for the reason that finish of the nineteenth century. We have a look at the legacy of British colonialism on Cypriots’ relationship with the land, water, and forests, and take into consideration how opposing nationalisms, modernization efforts, and speedy financial growth within the post-independence period have contributed to the erosion of the standard environmental tradition shared by the island’s communities.
Audio system:
Dr Irene Dietzel and Dr Loizos Kapsalis
The webinar can be hosted in English (with closed captions) and can later be uploaded on web site
Bios of the audio system:
Dr Irene Dietzel is a lecturer on the Institute for Life Design – Ethics and Spiritual Research on the College of Potsdam in Berlin, the place she teaches programs in Philosophy and Spiritual Research. Her analysis pursuits embody faith and environmental ethics, cultural Mediterranean research and the instructing of Anthropology and Ethnography to secondary faculty college students. Her PhD thesis, accomplished on the College of Erfurt, was printed in 2014 by De Gruyter as “The Ecology of Coexistence and Battle in Cyprus: Exploring the Faith, Nature and Tradition of a Mediterranean Island.”
Dr Loizos Kapsalis is a social and cultural historian of Cyprus, specializing within the historical past of gender, sexuality and nationalism. He’s at the moment Visiting Analysis Fellow on the College of Schooling, Communication and Society at King’s School London and Scientific Collaborator on the European College Cyprus. His analysis appears to be like on the transformation of Cypriot society throughout the late Tanzimat and early British interval (1860-1914) and the affect of social reform tasks on tradition and id. He’s a founding editor of the bαhçές Histories* of Cyprus.
Avli is a web-based platform that focuses on the intersections between peace and the setting. It’s a gathering level and a useful resource for anybody enthusiastic about remodeling Cyprus right into a peaceable and sustainable island, by means of environmental peacebuilding.
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