CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Urban Forests & Political Ecologies: Conference 2013
by sadia.butt＠utoronto.ca
Urban Forests & Political Ecologies: Celebrating Transdisciplinarity
Toronto, ON - April 18-20th, 2013
Submission Deadline: 15 October 2012
This three-day conference will cover a wide range of issues related to
urban ecologies and political transgressions. It is designed for
students, faculty, practitioners, community members, artists and
researchers of all disciplines who are interested in enhancing their
understanding of the various narratives that shape urban green spaces
and the pedagogies that contribute to engaging with those diverse
perspectives.
We encourage the submission of proposals that examine a variety of
subjects relating to urban forests and culture broadly conceived
within one of the six panel themes: a) Historical Narratives; 2) Urban
Tree Cultures: Identities and Perspectives; 3) Social Inclusion in the
Urban Forest: Scalar injustices and community connections; 4) From
Government to Governance: Redefining politics; 5) Urban Ecology
Pedagogies: Innovative approaches to education; 6) Adaptation and
Vulnerability in the Urban Forest.
We welcome submissions from academics, graduate students,
professionals, practitioners and artists. We are particularly
interested in inter-and-transdisciplinary approaches and artistic
expressions.
Submission Guidelines: There are three categories for submission: 1)
Oral Presentations; 2) Poster Presentations; and, 3) Art Exhibition.
Call for Oral Presentations: Each panel will include five speakers: a
keynote speaker, an academic paper presentation, a student paper
presentation, a practitioner and case study, and an artistic
expression or reflective piece (ie. illustration, performance, short
film, etc.) discussing how this area has been impacting society at
large (outside of academic research). Abstracts should clearly
indicate the preferred panel theme as well as what speaker category
you wish to be considered for.
Call for Poster Presentations: Posters will be displayed for the first
two days of the conference. Dimensions: 2x3 feet
Call for Visual Art Representations and Photo Essays (Art Exhibit): If
submitting for the art exhibit, please send a photograph of your
artwork along with your abstract.
Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and are accepted until
October 15th, 2012.
To propose a paper, a poster or an artistic expression or performance,
please send all submissions via email to: submissions(a)ufpe.ca
Further information is available at the conference website: www.ufpe.ca
Co-hosted by:
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
Humber Arboretum & Centre for Urban Ecology
Best regards,
Adrina Bardekjian, MFC, PhD candidate (ABD)
Course Director, Urban Ecology
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
Canadian Urban Forest Network, Ontario Representative
www.adrina.ca
abard(a)yorku.ca
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