25th October monthly seminar'23 - Understanding Our Climate Emergency Through Art and Aesthetics (Santiago Zabala & Isabel Valverde)
25th October monthly seminar'23 - Understanding Our Climate Emergency Through Art and Aesthetics (Santiago Zabala & Isabel Valverde)
25th October monthly seminar'23 - Understanding Our Climate Emergency Through Art and Aesthetics (Santiago Zabala & Isabel Valverde)
The UPF Centre for Studies on Planetary Wellbeing organizes a monthly seminar consisting of informal sessions meant to foster discussions, sharing of challenges, new ideas, and potential collaboration across different programs at UPF related to Planetary Wellbeing. These sessions are open to all UPF community and external participants so, feel free to share this information with anyone who might be interested
Understanding Our Climate Emergency Through Art and Aesthetics
Date and time: October 25th 2023, 13:00-14:00h CEST
Location: Online and In person at UPF Ciutadella Campus (Room 40.113)
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Speakers: Santiago Zabala (ICREA/UPF) & Isabel Valverde (UPF)
Summary: Art and the broader humanities offer a distinct conceptual framework outside the confines of the techno-economic paradigm. It argues that scientists and organizations had warned about the recent pandemic's potential impact, but insufficient preparation occurred due to a lack of societal and political response. It is thought that art is now more effective than science in conveying and responding to emergencies, emphasizing the role of emotions and senses in understanding climate change. In this talk, Isabel and Santiago, will share with us their experiences bringing together several experts in the field that provided a unique theoretical and cultural perspective to inspire alternative transformative approaches to convey the climate emergency message.