Pollution is Colonialism
A talk by Professor Max Liboiron
352 Haines Hall at UCLA, and Zoom
The Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies, in collaboration with the UCLA Department of Anthropology’s Culture, Power, and Social Change speaker series, invites you to a book talk with Max Liboiron, Professor of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
In this book talk, Professor Liboiron will present a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. Drawing on their work in the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR) in Newfoundland, Professor Liboiron illuminates pollution as a violent enactment of colonial land relations. By modeling an anti-colonial scientific practice aligned with Indigenous concepts of land, ethics, and relations, their research ultimately demonstrates that anti-colonial science is not only possible but is currently being practiced in ways that enact more ethical modes of being in the world.
Professor Liboiron will be presenting virtually via Zoom. Guests can either join the presentation via Zoom room or in person. Space is limited in 352 Haines Hall, so please RSVP at your earliest convenience. Lunch will be provided for all in-person attendees.