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SUMMARY:Culture and Climate Change: experiments in collaboration and engag
 ement - Professor Joe Smith\, Department of Geography\, The Open Universit
 y and Dr. Renata Tyszczuk\, University of Sheffield\, School of Architectu
 re
DTSTART:20171116T161500Z
DTEND:20171116T180000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Climate change is urgent and important\, but also\, for many\,
  boring\, difficult and confusing. What kinds of stories\, artworks and ot
 her interventions are being created in response to ‘the greatest challen
 ge facing humanity’ — a challenge that is also apparently forgettable?
  Joe Smith (Professor of Environment and Society\, the Open University) an
 d Renata Tyszczuk (Senior Lecturer in Architecture\, University of Sheffie
 ld) reflect on their experimental and interdisciplinary projects at the in
 tersection of research\, policy and cultural work on climate change. Their
  recent joint projects include the Interdependence Day project (2005-2011\
 , with the new economics foundation) and the current multi-partner AHRC St
 ories of Change project on past\, present and future energy transitions. T
 hey will also reference the current Culture and Climate Change: Scenarios 
 project\, including its innovative networked artists residencies. The pape
 r unpacks some of the theoretical and methodological inspirations that nou
 rish their work\, including the Mass Observation movement. They will argue
  for the importance of cultural work on climate change\, but caution again
 st any expectation that it provides any communications silver bullets.
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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