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Environmental Hero Dr. Vandana Shiva to address international symposium
Dr. Vandana Shiva has written and spoken extensively about advances in the fields of food production, the roles of women in agriculture, and climate justice. Her work to promote biodiversity in agriculture to increase productivity, nutrition, farmer’s incomes and it is for this work she was recognized as an ‘environmental hero’ by Time magazine in 2003.
Dr. Shiva will give the keynote presentation for the 2022 Symposium of the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology:
“HEARING THE INVISIBLE: Lessons from Sentient Beings and Inter-relational Ecosystems”
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Jane Goodall has pointed out our own contemporary lesson that human global disregard for nature brought on the current pandemic, documenting that mistreatment/exploitation of sentient beings can result in an exponential crisis for the whole planet.
Our 2022 biennial Symposium focuses on meanings found in the relational reality among science, culture, and mythology in regards to animals, the green world, and ecosystems.
This year’s symposium will take place entirely online, Sunday, April 10, 2022. The theme brings together scholars, artists, educators, and individuals of a variety of backgrounds for discussion and inquiry.
With our primary focus on interconnectedness, the symposium will feature academic and artistic presentations concerning ecological and scientific scholarship. Panels will address collaborations between humans and other sentient beings, foundational myths about earth’s response to misuse, and scientific solutions to transgressions against the balance of nature.
ASWM is the only nonprofit dedicated specifically to fostering the growth of scholarship and resources related to women and mythology, the divine feminine, and ecofeminism. Founded in 2008, ASWM is an international membership organization that produces academic conferences and symposia, online scholarly salons, and volumes of proceedings. We offer a unique perspective in generating dialogues among academic scholars, artists, and teachers from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
The theme of this symposium, as with all of our past events, arises from our ongoing commitment to making scholarship relevant and available to all, for its power to inform and transform.
Registration now open:
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