Dear colleagues,
See below.
All the best,
Pat
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Hi Pat, Rosie,
I'm emailing you both because the upcoming talk in our weekly Earth Sciences virtual seminar series (Wed May 27, 3pm) might be of interest to some folks in human geography. I'm woefully ignorant about the research areas of most human geographers in the school, but from the little I do know I thought of you two and figured you would know whom to pass this invitation along to. Dr Jazmin Scarlett from Newcastle University is our speaker and her talk/summary is:
The keys to the past: a mixed-methods approach to reconstructing the 1812 eruption of La Soufriere St. Vincent
The usage of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data and integrating them in creative and compelling ways with a pragmatic underpinning, can provide deep investigations into the impacts of volcanic eruptions on society. The 1812 eruption of La Soufrière volcano on the Lesser Antilles island of St. Vincent was reconstructed with a mixed-methods approach in mind. This eruption occurred during the slavery era where there was a reliance on enslaved labour to cultivate the island’s sugar monoculture. Findings have found that the eruption produced ash fall, pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), volcanic earthquakes and lahars that impacted 129 plantation estates, leading to 43 documented deaths. This eruption also forced the emigration of the indigenous Kalinago and the purchasing of land for displaced enslaved Africans. Lastly, a key aspect of this eruption was that due to estate owners receiving loans, the focus was to “return back to normal” and not to adapt, essentially meaning that the dimensions of vulnerability and risk did not change as a result.
Zoom link for Jazmin's talk: https://zoom.us/j/98732940233?pwd=bFpQb2E2NnV3V2lpM3NqVERPWUZzQT09
Hope you're both keeping safe and well.
Best,
Sarah
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Dr. Sarah E. Greene (she/her)
Lecturer in Palaeoclimate
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
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