Talk by Markus Rudolfi on 1st November 2022 about "Critical descriptions in nature conservation"
We are inviting you to join the talk by Markus Rudolfi on 1st November 2022 at 4pm at the "AK Kritische Soziologie" about "Critical descriptions in nature conservation", which takes place online via ZOOM. Please register for the event on OLAT: https://olat-ce.server.uni-frankfurt.de/olat/auth/RepositoryEntry/16301391877?1
What
role do descriptions have in the context of nature conservation? Rather
than looking at descriptions
as 'mere' representations of a phenomenon, certain descriptions have
performative power and functions. Following Anna L. Tsing's “Call for
Critical Description" (2013) this talk engages with the kind of
description produced in interdisciplinary encounters between
social scientists and natural scientists; encounters which express a
common concern and curiosity for social life beyond the human. It also
deals with those descriptions which already exist in and shape the
happenings of the field.
The
talk combines Tsing's approach with a broader introduction to a PhD
thesis about a transboundary
protected area along the former Iron Curtain borderland. It gives an
insight into the thesis' current state, the case developments, and
empirically grounded questions. Through close readings of field
material, the concept of critical description will be further
explored and discussed.