Friday, 22 April 2022, 10:00-16:30
UC Irvine, Humanities Gateway 1002
Virtual participation possible.
Geo-resources and the impact of their exploitation on social and natural systems are key concerns for communities around the globe as evidence of anthropogenic climate change and environmental degradation mounts. The premise of this workshop is that early modern history can offer alternate conceptions of human action being entangled in a material world. Recovering these can help forge new visions of how to live within frail ecologies and diverse societies. The workshop will consist of commentary and discussion of pre-circulated papers that explore issues of labor, management, and nature in the early modern world.
For the pre-circulated papers, to attend virtually, or additional information, contact Renée Raphael (renee.raphael@uci.edu)
Agenda
Morning Session, 10:00am - 12:30pm
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Renée Raphael (UCI): Resource Allocation for the “Common Good”: Mercury and Silver Production in Potosí and Huancavelica
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BuYun Chen (Swarthmore College): To Embrace and Protect”: Managing Wind, Water, and Trees in the Ryukyu Kingdom
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Lydia Barnett (Northwestern University): Eco-Prospecting in the Italian Enlightenment
Afternoon Session, 1:45pm - 4:30pm
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Sebastian Felten (University of Vienna): Laws of Flow: Officials in the Trading Zone of Central European Mines
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Nydia Pineda de Ávila (UCSD): Pearls and Pitahayas: Negotiating Environmental Perceptions in Early Modern California
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Brad Bouley (UCSB): A Plague of Meat: Food, Politics and Warfare in Early Modern Italy
Sponsors: UCI Humanities Center, UCI History, UCI Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute