Economy in the Planthropocene: Plants, Solidarity, and Worldmaking

When: Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: The Graduate Centre, Room 1.01, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, Mile End Campus

In this symposium we present more-than-human solidarity using our relationship with plants as a guide. Drawing on ‘undisciplined’ research and art, we reappraise colonial legacies through plants, unravel the work of ‘restoration’ and explore the meanings of being in solidarity with plants to reimagine worldmaking as a practice of care.

This event is part of the Sociological Review Seminar Series and has been funded by the Sociological Review Foundation.

PROGRAMME:
11am: Introduction by Giulia Carabelli and Gavin Maclean with Anna Lawrence
11.45am: Franklin Ginn, Paula Serafini and Gabriella Hirst (panel presentations)
12.30pm: Garden walk and Lunch
1.30pm: Panel Q&A
2.30-3pm: Networking