Inauguration and Launch of the Centre
It is our great pleasure to announce the official inauguration of our new Centre of Excellence for Anthropocene History at KTH, which started this year with a generous grant from the Swedish Research Council (VR).
Time: Tue 2024-09-24 15.00 - 18.30
Location: KTH [Venue TBA]
Language: English
Participating: Dipesh Chakrabarty, Sverker Sörlin, Fredrik Albritton Jonsson, Giulia Rispoli
The mission of the centre is to build a new field of history which can account for the planetary changes of the Anthropocene while also changing the role of history itself in society, seeking a more active and responsive stance that can meet the challenges of our time.
The inauguration and centre launch event will take place on afternoon of 24th of September at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. We are glad to announce professor Dipesh Chakrabarty of the University of Chicago will give our inauguration lecture, followed by a live conversation and a mingle. Preliminary schedule below. Further event details and registration will follow in August, 2024.
Preliminary Schedule
15:00 - 18:30
Welcome and Opening Addresses
Keynote Talk: Dipesh Chakrabarty “Of Common Descent: Anthropocenic and Planetary Histories”
Live Conversation: with Dipesh Chakrabarty, Sverker Sörilin, Giulia Rispoli, Fredrik Albritton Jonsson, Silke Beck and Thomas Turnbull
Mingle with celebratory drinks and light food
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Warmly welcome!
The team at the Centre of Excellence for Anthropocene History
Contact: anthropocene@kth.se