Starting in an hour and a half! -Philip
On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:44 AM Philip Garrison <phili...@cs.washington.edu> wrote: > Please join us for the Change Seminar tomorrow *Tuesday 10/16/2018 *in *JHN > 111.* > > *Who:* Isabel Carrera Zamanillo, UW College of the Environment > *What:* Foodways at the intersection of environmental and cultural > identities > *When: *Tuesday, Oct 16th, 12-1pm > *Where: *Johnson Hall 111 > * Abstract: Foodways at the intersection of environmental and cultural > identities* > In face of global threats such as climate change, environmental policies > around the world have adopted universalistic positions rooted American > standards in nature conservation. Unfortunately, mainstream environmental > values do not represent the reality of local communities, especially those > located in the global south. As an alternative to giving voice to > silenced communities and as a continuation of my doctoral research, I > plan to implement a new photovoice project that integrates protocols used > in participatory photo mapping. The main goal of this project is to > generate a community-based analysis of traditional foodways of Latinx > families in the Seattle metropolitan area to provide a better understanding > of the link between cultural and ecological values. Furthermore, this > approach can be used to explore issues regarding food security and food > sovereignty, as well as to record the participants’ knowledge regarding > their natural and built environments. This research constitutes an attempt > to study socio-ecological systems from an interdisciplinary perspective and > integrate them into the context of social and environmental justice > initiatives. > > > *Bio:* > Dr. Isabel Carrera Zamanillo has over a decade of non-profit and community > organizing experience. Currently, Isabel works for the College of the > Environment Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University > of Washington, promoting a more inclusive and collaborative climate that > expands educational opportunities for all. Formerly, she worked at the > Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium, creating culturally responsive > material in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > education. Isabel’s academic interests revolve around the study of how > scientific practices transform and are transformed by local and global > sociocultural factors. Her experience working in environmental > justice-related projects in Mexico and the United States has allowed her > to collaborate in sustainable development project inside and outside > academia. Isabel’s main goal is to become a bridge builder between the > scientific and non-scientific communities by promoting an active and > collaborative participation to create solutions for environmental > problems. > _______________________________________________ > change mailing list > change@change.washington.edu > https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >
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