Programme
For further details about the arguments for the Age of Re-embodiments in the larger geopolitical postcolonial picture, its contribution to knowledge, the basic literature, and the proposed outcomes, see the booklet here
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10:00-11:00
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Welcome to the BSA Theory Study Group Symposium 'Re-imagining our Sociological Contemporaneity: What is the Age of Re-Embodiments?'
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11:00-12:30
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Re-Embodiment & Social Theory
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11:00-11:45
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Dr. Patrick Curry,
University of Wales
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'What is Enchantment?'
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11:45-12:30
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Prof Wendy Wheeler,
London Metropolitan University
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'Understanding the Sacred: Reason, Knowledge, and Transcendence in the Age of Re-Embodiments'
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12:30-13:15
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Lunch & Discussion
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13:15-14:45
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Re-Embodiment & Political Ecology
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13:15-14:00
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Larry Lohmann, (video conference)
The Corner House
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'Fetishism and Climate Change: A Problem for Social Science'
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14:00-14:45
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Vito de Lucia,
Eco Pax Mundi
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'The Re-embodiment of Technology in the Climate Regime'
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14:45-15:00
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Coffee break
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15:00-16:30
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Re-embodiment & Ecofeminism
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15:00-15:45
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Prof Mary Mellor,
Northumbria University
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'Embodiment and Ecofeminist Political Economy'
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15:45-16:30
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Ruth Thomas-Pellicer,
University of Surrey
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'What is Re-Embodiment or the Victorious Assertion of Loci Standi over the Barbarism of Instrumenti Movendi'
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16:30-17:00
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Open Discussion
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16:30-17:00
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Moderated by Ruth Thomas-Pellicer
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'Where do we go from here with the Age of Re-Embodiments?'
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17:00-18:00
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Coffee & informal discussion for those who wish to stay.
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VENUE
BSA London Meeting Room, Suite 2,
2 Station Court,
Imperial Wharf,
Townmead Road,
Fulham SW6 2PY
Entrance Fee
£20 for regular attendees, £10 concessions to pay at the entrance on the day of the symposium. Please book in advance as the conference room only seats 35 people.
Bookings & inquiries to Ruth Thomas-Pellicer, r.thomas-pellicer@surrey.ac.uk.