Illustration by Joana Cruz Holo WOW: How Holographic Art is Shaping the Future of Inclusive Art Silvia Raposo Abstract The use of holographic technology in art and its relationship with social inclusion and the democratization of access to art have been increasingly prominent topics in the contemporary art scene. Through an innovative and accessible approach, […]
Illustration by Juliana Penkova The Role of the Anthropologist in Ecological Activism: The Importance of a Multiscalar and Multisituated Approach and Collaborative Ethnographic Production Fátima Santos Abstract It is necessary to reflect on the role of the anthropologist in denouncing realities that are often subalternised, with the role of changing them through initiatives and solutions
Illustration by Juliana Penkova Life after Death. The role of Human Remains in a somewhat sustainable (After)life Ana Lema Seabra Abstract Funerary practices have been around since the dawn of humanity serving two main purposes: the need for body disposal and to help the grieving community process the loss. We will focus on mainland Portugal
Illustration by Juliana Penkova A New Territorial Social Policy as a Bioregional Conviviality formula = Compact Cities + Intermodal Cities + New Public Places Paulo Castro Seixas (ISCSP, University of Lisbon; CIAS, University of Coimbra) Nadine Lobner (ISCSP, CAPP, University of Lisbon) Abstract This position paper claims that local governments, within a regional inter-related scope,
Illustration by Andreea Chirică The Political Ecology of the European Periphery Lucian Vesalon Abstract Political ecology examines the relations between communities and the environment, with a focus on the postcolonial world. Reports about human-nature interactions in geographically exotic contexts have fascinated western audiences from the very beginning. Political ecology brings an important critical dimension connected
Illustration by Andrei Pacea Artificial? Naturally! Alec Bălășescu Abstract This article invites the reader to follow seemingly unrelated paths towards the same goal: making sense of what it means to be human in a world that casually blends discourses on nature, technology, and biology having at their centre the ideas of progress, optimization, and their
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Illustration by Noa Simões Sustainability as empathy Soledad Jiménez-Tovar (CIDE-Universidade de Coimbra) Abstract We are currently living in a world surrounded, trespassed, and organized by multiple uncertainties. Speaking of sustainability today implies to situate, temporally and spatially, the needs that a given society has, as well as the path to cover such needs. To build
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Illustration by Joana Cruz Sustain the world in dialogue with the invisible Carolina Ribeiro Araujo Abstract Climate change is a global reality, the result of intense and unsustainable human exploitation of natural resources and environmental degradation. The regular sustainable techniques are not enough to change this situation. Some authors attribute this to the lack of
Illustration by Kadna Anda “No Such Thing as ‘Can’t’ in the Romanian Railroads”: On Technological Ruination and Creative Maintenance in the Age of Innovation Adrian Deoancă Abstract At the end of a frustrating work duty, I asked Iosif, the foreman of a Romanian rail repair crew, what would have happened had his team not managed
Illustration by Cristina Barsony “It Was Beautiful, Eventually!” Nature and Ruins in Văcărești Nature Park Călin Cotoi Abstract From the late 1700s to 2016, when it became an urban nature park, Văcărești Pit was a mixture of wastelands and modernization projects on the southern fringes of Bucharest. While always integrated in the productive and power
