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Monday, April 11, 2022

Noons for Now Blog: The Ecological Crisis and the Great Acceleration

The following blog was written in response to the March 24th Noons for Now teach-in on The Ecological Crisis and the Great Acceleration with Jesse Vermaire. Born Into a Dying World: Human Health vs Ecological Stability Noons For Now hosted another teach-in with guest speaker Jesse Vermaire a couple of weeks ago, on Thursday,... More

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Noons for Now Blog: Climate Communication

The following blog was written in response to the March 17th Noons for Now teach-in on Climate Communicaiton with Chris Russill. The Impact of Framing on Climate Action Chris Russill noted the point of the Noons for Now on Climate Communication very early in the meeting. He argued that the frames that we use... More

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Noons for Now Blog: Climate Storytelling

The following blog was written in response to the March 10th Noons for Now teach-in on Climate Storytelling with Nadia Bozak and Catherine Bush. Manifesting. Exploring. Advocating. Storytelling as a Guide Through the Climate Crisis Storytelling does not always require reading a book or speaking to an audience; it can be talking to others... More

Thursday, April 8, 2021

An Interview with Dr. Brenda Vellino

Brenda Vellino is an associate professor in the department of English Language and Literature at Carleton who has been involved with the Carleton Climate Commons group for many years. I sat down with her to get a sense of how she situates her research and teaching in relation to climate change. In our conversation,... More

Friday, February 21, 2020

Review of “Plastic Planet” by Henzy Dasan

The following review discusses Carleton Climate Common's Colloquium on Plastics, Art, Activism, and Climate Change on January 24, 2020. Henzy Dasan is a fourth year student in Carleton University's Human Rights Program. On January 8, Ottawa-based artist, Cindy Stelmackowich presented on her exhibit "Plastic Planet" at the MacOdrum Library to... More

Friday, February 21, 2020

“Plastic Planet” Remarks by Sara Adams

The following remarks were presented at Carleton Climate Common's Colloquium on Plastics, Art, Activism, and Climate Change on January 24, 2020. Sara Adams is an MA graduate of Carleton University's English Department. In my brief remarks today I plan on putting Cindy Stelmackowich’s work, “Plastic Planet,” in conversation with discard... More

Monday, June 10, 2019

Queen Elizabeth Scholars – Speakers Series

Hello Everyone, On behalf of the scholars, and the project principal investigator (Dr. Onita Basu) we would like to invite you to a speakers series being held at the Sunnyside Library in Old Ottawa South. Time: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 6-8p.m. We will be covering three broad themes under the heading 'Climate Conversations with... More

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

An Interview with Dr. Sabrina Peric

Sabrina Peric (Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary) is a visiting scholar at Carleton University from the University of Calgary. Her visit on March 21 and 22, 2019 focused on issues related to the anthropology of climate change, her research, and ways to integrate climate change into teaching. When discussing the... More

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

California’s Latest Bold Environmental Move

California has always had the reputation of being a green state. It has been a leader within the United States for climate change policy and actions, ranging from mandated clean air initiatives to high numbers of veganism. According to the New York Times, state law even requires at least 50% of electricity coming... More

Thursday, December 6, 2018

From “matter out of place’’ to “matter out of time’’: some thoughts on waste and temporality

Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou, visiting scholar from École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris While I have had the pleasure of e-mailing extensively with professor Barbara Leckie, our paths had never crossed in person until last September, when I had the opportunity to come to Carleton as a visiting graduate student at the... More

Thursday, September 6, 2018

FASSinate Blog Features Carleton Climate Commons

Reposted from: FASSinate Blog. Originally posted on August 28, 2018 Confronting climate change through the humanities and social sciences By by Kim Sigouin, Ph.D. Candidate (English) In April 2017, I stood on the bank of the Rideau River as it raged past Carleton’s campus. I wasn’t the only one. Many people had come out to... More