Prof. Andrea Ballestero (University of Southern Califoria).
ETROD organizing team:
Anne Dippel
Janine Hauer
Siarhei Liubimau
Katja Müller
Nikolaos Olma
Kerstin Poehls
Felix Ringel
Elizabeth Saleh
Andreas Streinzer
Asta Vonderau
To join the Zoom Meeting please use the following link:
https://hu-berlin.zoom.us/j/64097357048?pwd=WTdNRjJIWUdqR3BGZEJJZWpJNDJ1QT09
Meeting ID: 640 9735 7048
Password: 248198
How do people create differences by working through the possibilities existing within their worlds? How do techno-legal devices and time articulate forms of political action? In this conversation, we will build on the arguments that I lay out in A Future History of Water to consider a casual politics of the planetary. By tracing the history of a seemingly unrealized constitutional reform in Costa Rica, the limits of a narrow commitment to materiality become evident, and the possibility of a casual politics of the planet come into relief. Combining published work and reflections on my ongoing research, I propose a conversation around water, the casual politics of techno-legal action, and our contemporary predicaments with extraction as a geosocial formation.
To prepare the session and ensure a fruitful discussion we suggest participants read the Introduction and skim chapter three ‘Lists’ from Andrea’s book: The future history of water: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24903.
For further questions please send an email to etrod@zirs.uni-halle.de.