On Wednesday, 7 June, five PhD candidates from the Nordic countries will participate in a masterclass with the Holberg Prize Laureate in the University Aula in Bergen.
The Arctic region can be seen as a growing and changing commodity extraction frontier, comparable to others around the world. PhD candidates will remember that the world industrial economy is not circular, but entropic. They will also remember concepts such as Social Metabolism, Ecological Distribution Conflicts, Frontiers of Commodity Extraction and Waste Disposal, as well as Valuation Languages. This masterclass will also be an occasion for PhD candidates to learn about the Environmental Justice Atlas.
Participants:
- Joan Martinez-Alier, professor emeritus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 2023 Holberg Laureate. - Introduction of topic
- Georgia de Leeuw, PhD candidate in political science, Lund University
- Laima Nomeikaite, PhD candidate in cultural studies, Roskilde University in Denmark and University of South-Eastern Norway.
- Lisa Jokivirta, PhD candidate in political science, University of Jyväskylä
- Elín Valsdottír, PhD candidate in anthropology, University of Iceland
- Shayan Shokrgozar PhD candidate, Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation, University of Bergen
- Ksenija Hanaček, postdoctoral fellow at Global Development Studies, University of Helsinki & Global Atlas of Environmental Justice (UAB): 'Environmental conflicts along the Polar Silk Road'
Each participant will be asked to prepare a 5-minute presentation related to the topic and reading list chosen by the Holberg Prize Laureate. After the presentations there will be a free discussion moderated by the Holberg Prize Laureate.
The event is open to the public.
Photo: Joan Vidal