Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Panel 7: Place, Displacement, and Bioregional Identity

Saikat Pradhan presents “The Past, Present and Future of Environmental (In)Justice in India: A Bioregional Reading of Orijit Sen’s River of Stories.” John Bessai, Independent Scholar presents “Reclaiming the Toxic Sublime: Environmental Witnessing and the Aporia of Canadian Public Memory.”

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Panel 6: Arts, Aesthetics, and Cultural Resistance

Lisa Jacovsky presents “Framing Change: Artistic Expressions of Environmental and Social Transformation.” Scott Courtney presents “The Silk Road and the Sound of Exchange: Musical Instruments as Environmental and Cultural Artifacts.”

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Panel 5: Digital Futures, AI, and Environmental Thought

Jacob Haqq Misra presents “Long-term Scenario Modeling of Governance on Earth and Beyond.” Jeremy R. Pauley presents “Maximizing Potential: Through Neuroscience, Psychology, and Ethical AI Integration.” Michael A. Babcock presents “Stewardship in Artificial Environments: An Ecological Approach to AI Pedagogy.”

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Plenary 3: Animal Crossings: Rethinking Roads in a Shared World

Christopher Lee presents "Animal Crossings: Rethinking Roads in a Shared World."

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Plenary 2: The Impact of Social, Political, and Cultural Environments on Flamenco Art: From Marginality to UNESCO Heritage

Laman Tasch presents “The Impact of Social, Political, and Cultural Environments on Flamenco Art: From Marginality to UNESC Heritage, A Journey through Andalusian Identity”

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Panel 4: Pollution, Waste, and Coastal Testimony

Oriana Smy presents “The Plasticene Ocean: The Dynamic Human Dimensions of Marine Plastic Pollution.” Fabienne Sowa presents “Made in USA: A Photo Essay on Coastal Wildlife, Human Presence, and the Future of Shared Shores.”

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Panel 3: Resilience, Architecture, and Disaster Memory

Aditi Basu presents “Resilience Theory as a Framework of Architectural History? An Analysis of Traditional Houses in Modern Times.” 

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Panel 2: Land, Rights, and Environmental Justice

Olawale Yemisi presents "'Take Your Herds and Leave Our Land, Animals': Grazing Land Allocation Politics and Resources Conflicts in Farmer Herdsmen Relations in Nigeria." Guyma Noel presents "Exploring Ethical Balance in Climate Change Negotiations for Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Through A Polycentric Approach." Soumya Ranjan Gahir presents "Postcolonial Environmentalism in Practice: Can India Lead South Asia Toward Just Sustainability?"

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Panel 1: Sacred Ecologies and Moral Frameworks

Adam T. Hogan presents “Stewardship Revisited: Christians and the Good Earth.” Melvin L. Otey presents “Toward a Broader Theocentric Environmentalism.” Charles R. Hamilton presents “Environmental Ethics for Rural Sustainability.”

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment Plenary 1: Time is Running Out: The Governor's Conference on California's Changing Environment

In this welcome address that opens the Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment conference, Associate Dean Rob Denning discusses the 1969 Governor's Conference on California's Changing Environment to demonstrate what has changed and what has not changed regarding humanity's interactions with the natural environment.