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Social media can project our voices in areas we feel passionate about, helping environmental causes and exposing government and corporate involvement. But, our self-expression on social media is conflicted with the collectivised nature of work, how can we be individuals if our place of work is dominated by an industry, history or culture? If this wasn’t enough, how do we fit into the universe? Space can be ethereal other worldly, but should we worry about protecting the planets surroundings from human space debris? Should this also be a campaign to feel passionately about?
Representing environmental harm and resistance on Twitter: The case of the TAP pipeline
Anna Di Ronco
(Lecturer)
Social media is a useful tool at the hand of activists and protesters, especially when it comes to exposing ‘harms’ that are usually dismissed by governments and corporations. In addition, Twitter can also help affected communities to expose state repression and police violence. This talk is based on a study that aimed at exploring the views of the communities in Apulia (Italy) affected by the TAP pipeline, a project bringing natural gas from Azerbaijan to Europe.
A Tale of Two (or More) Cities: Researching the City of London
Louise Nash
(Lecturer)
Does where we work affect our experience of work? What is the relationship between place and work? What is like to work in a place dominated by a particular industry sector? The City of London, the heart of the UK’s financial services sector, is widely perceived to be distinctive because of its architecture, history, traditions and culture. Louise will talk about how these contribute to how the City is experienced as a workplace, what makes people feel that they fit in or don't fit in; how a sense of place endures, and how the relationships between people, places and work can be researched.
Outer Space as an Environment
James Ormrod
(Lecturer)
In the past, the term 'outer space' has suggested a place beyond the sphere of human activity and influence. In recent decades space technology saturates everyday life and is no surprise that outer space is being considered as an 'environment'. In this talk James will explore current ways outer space is being talked about, imagined, and physically altered. He will focus on the notions of outer space as an 'abundant' environment full of unlimited natural resources, as a 'risk' environment full of space debris, and as a 'wilderness' environment to be protected from human activity.
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