Re-cognizing Care? Environmental Scholarship and Activism in Central Asia
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What are the seeds of public concern, and forms of care for environments in Central Asia?
This talk examines everyday practices of care, in particular in relation to water and energy
issues in the post-soviet republics of Central Asia. How is care articulated, and how do
contemporary struggles for meaningful care intersect with historical experiences and
everyday livelihood concerns? Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork and art-based
collaborations, I expand this reflection to comment on the relationship between
scholarship, activism and the formal arena of environmental politics.
This talk examines everyday practices of care, in particular in relation to water and energy
issues in the post-soviet republics of Central Asia. How is care articulated, and how do
contemporary struggles for meaningful care intersect with historical experiences and
everyday livelihood concerns? Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork and art-based
collaborations, I expand this reflection to comment on the relationship between
scholarship, activism and the formal arena of environmental politics.
Date of Publication
2022
Publication Type
Conference Item
Language(s)
en
Additional Credits
University of Vienna
Access(Rights)
open.access