28 October
Salen at ZEB-building (Blindern)
12:30 - 17:00
29 October
Salen at Tøyen hovedgård, Oslo Botanisk hage
13:00 - 18:30
Virtual attendance option: Zoom
This 2-day hybrid symposium hosted by the University of Oslo's Department of Musicology (IMV) explores garden-related notions of groundedness, soil, trails, reclamation, decomposition, and rewilding and considers such concepts' relevance for critical approaches to the environmental humanities. Sessions will meditate on questions such as: what role might "critical listening" (Robinson 2020) play in the cultivation of a more active understanding of human entanglements with spaces of "curated" more-than-human nature? How can we engage with these places in ways that challenge the boundaries of what constitutes a life, a relational network, or a community?
A diverse group of invited scholar-thinkers from across the humanities will discuss ideas-in-progress or offer an "object lesson" to introduce their work. The symposium will include three panel-style discussion sessions, a viewing, a reading session, and an optional group excursion along the Akerselva River.
Please visit the symposium website to register as a virtual or in-person attendee and to find out more information. Contact the organizers Sadie Menicanin and Cana McGhee with any questions.