Fate, Luck and Fortune: Political Narratives of Environmental Risk

Location
The Hemsley, University Park
Date(s)
Friday 7th July 2017 (10:00-17:30)
Contact
esther.eidinow@nottingham.ac.uk
Description

How do we think about the future of our environment? Who do we blame when things go wrong?

This is the second workshop of this AHRC-funded network. It will explore how concepts of fate luck and fortune appear in political and commercial narratives of environmental risk (past and present).

The network is exploring different types of narratives concerned with environmental risk, focusing on the nature and role of the concepts of fate, luck and fortune and their influence on perceptions of agency. It aims not only to develop new understandings of historical contexts, but also to deepen current public and political responses to managing environmental risks.

Speakers at this workshop include:

  • Adam Burgess (Kent University)
  • Simon Gosling (Nottingham)
  • Cho Khong (Chief Political Analyst, Shell Intl)
  • Rafael Ramirez (Director of the Oxford Scenarios Programme, Said Business School, Oxford)
  • John Pullinger (UK National Statistician)
  • Antje Witting (Constanz University)

To attend Workshop 2, please register and view more details.

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