Public Event: “Storytelling for Earthly Survival” Sydney, 19 March 2026

08 Mar Public Event: “Storytelling for Earthly Survival” Sydney, 19 March 2026

What becomes possible when we learn to tell different stories about the world and our place within it? 

In the midst of ecological upheaval, the humanities offer new ways of seeing, feeling, and understanding our relationship with the living planet. Join the Sydney Environment Institute in celebrating Professor Thom van Dooren – a pioneer of “field philosophy” and recipient of the BBVA Foundation’s prestigious Biophilia Award.

Thom’s work brings the humanities into conversation with the natural sciences to illuminate what species loss means—culturally, ecologically, and ethically.

Through a rich discussion with fellow artists, academics, writers, and storytellers, Thom will reflect on the vital role of storytelling and the environmental humanities in public life. 

📆 Event details:

Thursday 19 March
5.30-7.15pm 
The Sutherland Room, Lvl 4, Holmes Building, University of Sydney

Register here:  https://www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-environment-institute/events/storytelling-for-earthly-survival.html

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Speakers: 

🐌 Thom van Dooren, Professor of Environmental Humanities, University of Sydney

🐌 David Schlosberg, Director, Sydney Environment Institute

🐌 Zoe Sadokierski, Associate Professor in Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney

🐌 Sophie Chao, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sydney

🐌 Dieter Hochuli, Professor in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences

🐌 Jenny Newell, Curator for Climate Change at the Australian Museum’s Climate Solutions Centre

🐌 Peter Minter, poet, editor, Senior Lecturer in the Indigenous Australian Studies, University of Sydney

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