Multispecies Relations in the Climate Catastrophe - Chiara Stefanoni
11. Jan
Lecture series: Klimakatastrophe. Kulturwissenschaftliche Perspektiven
12:15 pm, lecture hall 3
The mainstream narrative of the climate crisis is deeply anthropocentric, solely focused on the damages and threats to humans. However, the current socio-ecological catastrophe undermines the idea of human exceptionalism, showing instead how much we are embedded in a complex network of relations with other animals. For example, consider the significant impact on the climate crisis, deforestation, and the loss of biodiversity caused by animal oppression in the food industry. How, then, is it possible to think of fairer and liberating multispecies relations and develop more just practices? In this session, we will explore this question by drawing insights from the field of critical animal studies.
This lecture will be in English.