December 2018 – Tennessen Scholars Blog

Embattled Earth and All Derangements, Great and Small

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December 8, 2018

We are living in the Anthropocene era, when humans are the leading power influencing the earth’s future. Environmental systems and ecological processes are clearly in action; however, it is hard to understand their expressions apart from human activities. On his lecture on November 1st at UWM, entitled as “Embattled Earth: Commodities, Conflict and Climate Change […]

Popular Feminisms Roundtable

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December 7, 2018

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| Ariel Teal

Popular Feminisms Roundtable: November 7th, 2018 It’s the day after the election. A record amount of women have been elected to congress. I feel hopeful for a shifting cultural and political landscape – one that is feminist, inclusive and representational. It isn’t a coincidence that the Center for 21st Century Studies hosted the “Popular Feminisms […]

Visualizing Climate Change: Responding to Ghosh’s The Great Derangement

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December 7, 2018

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| Krista Grensavitch, Uncategorized

Responding to Amitav Ghosh’s The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (2017), four UWM faculty members participated in a roundtable discussion on the afternoon of Friday, November 2, 2018. Each panelist explored the scale and violence of climate change based on their expertise and disciplinary affiliation. Expanding the conversation and making this event a truly […]

Discussing Internal Alarm Clocks with N. Katherine Hayles

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December 7, 2018

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| Krista Grensavitch, Uncategorized

I joined a large group of graduate student and faculty colleagues on Friday, October 5thfor the Brown Bag discussion with Katherine Hayles. The roomed continued to fill past capacity as our ninety minutes together progressed, which began with Hayles expressing concern for the future of our species – a sentiment shared by many in the […]