Wed Feb 9 13:00

Freethinking, Hesitation, Weirdness

A panel on Literature and the Anthropocene

By Freethinking, Hesitation, Weirdness

What is the role of literature in the Anthropocene? How can literary history contribute to a reconsideration of our understanding of ecological crisis today? The participants in the Seed Box research project “Freethinking, Hesitation, Weirdness” discuss these questions with invited guests.

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Panel discussion of the Seed Box Project “Freethinking, Hesitation, Weirdness. Reconsidering the Anthropocene Through History, Literature, and Art” and presentation of a digital micro archive gathering material traces of the research, artistic collaborations, publications etcetera from the project.

Estimated running time: 90 min

Participants: Jesper Olsson, Carin Franzén, and Sven Anders Johansson. from the Freethinking project, together with Sofia Roberg, PhD in Comparative Literature, Stockholm University, Critic, and Poet.

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Archive of the weird

Freethinking, Hesitation, Weirdness revolves around a broad array of materials and sources, here collected in a micro archive with many entrances and intersecting trajectories.

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Sex Ecologies: Reel 2

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Sex Ecologies: Reel 3

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Mon Feb 7 00:01

(De)Cycle live data stream

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Mon Feb 7 09:00

Welcome

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Mon Feb 7 10:00 – Register now!

Bridging Borders

A keynote with Lesley Green, Matthew Fuller, and Shela Sheikh, moderated by Nina Lykke.

Mon Feb 7 13:00

Transition Talks

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Mon Feb 7 14:00

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Mon Feb 7 15:00

Flora Colonica: Traveling Archives

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Mon Feb 7 17:00 – Register now!

Environmental Humanities: The State of the Art

A panel with Stacy Alaimo, Eva Lövbrand, Astrida Neimanis, Jesper Olsson and Myra Hird, moderated by Jennifer Hamilton.

Mon Feb 7 19:00

Textual traces, from Delicious Movement

Textual traces by Camila Marambio, from Delicious Movement, a workshop with Eiko Otake.

Mon Feb 7 20:00 – Register now!

Reading & Seeding

Join us, live and online, for a Seed Box themed reading group discussion, facilitated by international reading group propogandist Astrida Neimanis.

Mon Feb 7 23:00

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Tue Feb 8 09:00 – Register now!

Can Science Save Us?

A keynote with Oron Catts and Audrey Samson, moderated by Susan Reid

Tue Feb 8 11:00

Envisioning Societal Change

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Tue Feb 8 15:00

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Tue Feb 8 15:30

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Tue Feb 8 16:00 – Register now!

Cross-Pollination

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Tue Feb 8 19:30 – Register now!

Reading & Seeding

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Tue Feb 8 21:00

Cries for climate justice

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Wed Feb 9 09:00 – Register now!

Listening for Connections to the World

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Wed Feb 9 11:00

The Power Lies in the Tissue

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Wed Feb 9 12:00

Grass Tree Living Burn

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Wed Feb 9 13:00 – Register now!

Freethinking, Hesitation, Weirdness

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Wed Feb 9 14:45

Temporal Walkshop, Counterclocks, and The lecture

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Wed Feb 9 16:00 – Register now!

Entwined: Plants and People, Narratives and Networks

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Wed Feb 9 18:00 – Register now!

What Comes After Apocalypse?

A keynote with Camila Marambio and Max Boykoff, moderated by Astrida Neimanis.

Wed Feb 9 19:30 – Register now!

Reading & Seeding

Join us, live and online, for a Seed Box themed reading group discussion, facilitated by international reading group propogandist Astrida Neimanis.

Thu Feb 10 09:00 – Register now!

SymbioticA’s Automated Cultures Digestion

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Thu Feb 10 10:30 – Register now!

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Thu Feb 10 13:00

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Thu Feb 10 13:30

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Thu Feb 10 15:00

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Thu Feb 10 16:00 – Register now!

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Fri Feb 11 09:00 – Register now!

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Fri Feb 11 15:00

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After Party

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This is a video documentation of the keynote from Feb 7, 2022 that was part of the Community Garden Festival program.

After Party

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After Party

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After Party

Cross-Pollination -- video documentation

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After Party

What Comes After Apocalypse? - Video documentation

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After Party

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This is a video documentation of the keynote from Feb 10, 2022 that was part of the Community Garden Festival program.

After Party

Environmental Humanities: Reconfiguring Futures - Video Documentation

This is a video documentation of the panel discussion from Feb 11, 2022 that was part of the Community Garden Festival program.

After Party

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