Dear colleagues,

We are recruiting for our second MA cohort in Nature–Culture–Sustainability Studies. Scholarships and fellowships available. Appreciate if you might pass on the information to interested parties.

 

This is an interdisciplinary Master’s program grounded in environmental humanities and political ecology with further options to focus on a range of topical areas from theories of nature-culture studies to Anthropocene studies, climate change cultures to green urbanisms, eco-literatures and global supply chains to indigenous knowledge amongst other issues. More information and a short film on the Master’s program can be viewed here: liberalartsmasters.risd.edu/ncss

 

Recent RISD/NCSS events/speakers include: Tony Fry (on decoloniality, ecology and eco-design), Juliet Schor (plenitude and platform co-ops), Neil Brenner (planetary urbanism), Laurence Delina (green new deal & war time mobilization), Jesse Jenkins (eco-pragmatism & rapid decarbonization), Alison Clark (eco-design and the legacy of Victor Papenek), Paola Antonelli (Broken Nature eco-art futures), Asim Waqif (on public art and ecology in India); Matt Hern (on climate change and the Tar Sands); Alyssa Battistoni (on gender, ecosocialism and Just transitions). Many of these talks can be watched here: https://liberalartsmasters.risd.edu/ncss/events/

 

Finally, you watch our recently completed two day conference: Climate Futures, Design and the Just Transition here:

 

 https://liberalartsmasters.risd.edu/ncss/events/climate-futures-design-and-the-just-transition/ 

 

This event also mapped a range of cutting edge discussions in Nature-Culture-Sustainability Studies from discussions about the future of ecosocialisms, eco-design, environmental justice studies, ecomodernisms and degrowth to design futures and the political aesthetics of low carbon futures.

 

For inquires about the program please contact, Professor Jonathan Highfield, Graduate Program Director of Nature-Culture-Sustainability Studies [log in to unmask]

 

Thanks—

 

Damian White

Damian F. White

Dean of Liberal Arts and Professor of Social Theory and Environmental Studies;

Rhode Island School of Design

2 College Street, Providence, RI 02903 USA 434-202-9159

New Book White/Rudy/Gareau Environments, Natures and Social Theory Palgrave 2016

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