Ecology and War: Between Nationalism, Capitalism and Class
Program:
30 October, 15:00-19:00 – War, Capitalism and Ecology
Introduction to the Workshop:
Luigi Pellizzoni | Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS)
Chair:
Ivano Scotti | Università di Napoli Federico II
Munira Khayyat | New York University Abu Dhabi
After the End of the World: Another Season of War in South Lebanon
Discussants:
Maura Benegiamo | Università di Pisa
Sarah ElMasry | Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS)
Jimmy Matar | Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS)
Break
Andrea Genovese | University of Sheffield
Not All Circular Futures Are Green: On Ecological Transitions, Militarism, and Autarky
Discussants:
Irina Aguiari | Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS)
Dario Minervini | Università di Napoli Federico II
Mario Pianta | Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS)
General Discussion
31 October, 9:30–13:00 – Round Table: Rethinking Class Conflict in a Post-Globalized World
Introduction and Moderation:
Alice Dal Gobbo | Università di Trento
Emanuele Leonardi | Università di Bologna
Speakers:
Alfredo Agustoni | Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara
The incredible and sad story of Hitler's posthumous victory and its (potential) disastrous consequences. World ecologies, military escalation and changing socio-technical paradigms
Anna Berti Suman | Università di Padova
Paolo Giardullo | Università di Padova
Resisting and promoting peace through practices of “civil science” in contexts of war
Nicola Cavallotti | Università degli Studi di Milano
The path of weapons: the genesis of capitalism in Valtrompia. Ecological notes for the study of weapons and the places where they are manufactured
Luigi Doria | Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
The possible change in the status of the climate emergency
Break
Speakers:
Giovanni Fava | Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Antonia Majaca | Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Weaponizing the smart earth: the “Palazzo” paradigm and the road toward planetary sovereignty
Torsten Geelan | University of Bristol
Labour-environmental coalitions in Denmark and UK
Orazio Gnerre | Università di Perugia
Political geo-ecology: a different perspective
Alberto Manconi | University of Lausanne
Eco-social convergence in Europe: notes toward a renewed internationalism in times of war
Dario Padovan | Università di Torino
Metabolic rifts and global conflicts: the crisis of the nature/capital nexus and the new cycle of accumulation
Lindsay Parkhowell | University of Basel
The Zong! Case and melancholy ecology
General Discussion