Environmental Philosophy of Technology Reading Group
The Environmental Philosophy of Technology Reading Group meets once a month to discuss themes such as animal ethics, anti/(de)coloniality, climate justice, environmental politics, intersectionality, value in relation to nature, and the intersection between environmental philosophy and the philosophy of science/technology. The themes are quite open. Readings are selected by current members.
If you would like to join the reading group, please email Bennet Francis at b.j.francis@utwente.nl.
Current Meeting Time: Monthly, Thursday 14.00 (week varies with presenter availability)
Past Readings:
October 2022 | Figueroa, R. M. (2004). “Bivalent environmental justice and the culture of poverty”. Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1(1), pp.27-44 |
November 2022 | Tănăsescu, M. (2020). “Rights of Nature, Legal Personality, and Indigenous Philosophies”. Transnational Environmental Law, 9(3) pp.429-453 |
January 2023 | Chakrabarty, D. (2021). The Climate of History in a Planetary Age. University of Chicago Press. (Intro and Chapter 3). |
February 2023 | Latour, B & Schultz, N (2022). On the Emergence of an Ecological Class: A Memo. Polity. |
March 2023 | Chakrabarty, D (2021). The Climate of History in a Planetary Age. University of Chicago Press. (Chapter 4). |
April 2023 | Plumwood, V. (2022) Environmental culture: The ecological crisis of reason. Psychology Press. (Chapter 5) Plumwood, V. (2002). Feminism and the Mastery of Nature. Routledge. (Chapter 1) |
May 2023 | Orr, D. (1991) “What is education for?”. In Context, 27, p.54. Light, A. (2001). “The urban blind spot in environmental ethics”. Environmental politics, 10(1), 7-35. |
October 2023 | Lai, T. H., & Lim, C. M. (2023). “Environmental activism and the fairness of costs argument for uncivil disobedience”. Journal of the American Philosophical Association, pp.1-20. |
December 2023 | James, S. P. (2019). “Natural meanings and cultural values”. Environmental ethics, 41(1), pp.3-16. Additional reading: James, S. P. (2022). “Against relational value”. The Harvard Review of Philosophy, 29, pp.45-54. |
Februrary 2024 | Nussbaum, M. C. (2023). Justice for animals: Our collective responsibility. Simon and Schuster. |
May 2024 | Francione, G. L. (2021). “Veganism as a moral imperative” in Why Veganism Matters. Columbia University Press. |
September 2024 | Kimmerer, Robin Wall. (2013). Braiding Sweetgrass. Penguin. |
October 2024 | Mitchell, Timothy (2009). “Carbon Democracy”, Economy and Society 38(3), pp339-432 |
November 2024 | Paiusco, Elisa and Lenzi, Dominic (w.i.p). “Climate Justice and the Extended Capabilities Approach”. |
December 2024 | Daybreak boardgame |
February 2025 | Kimmerer, Robin Wall (2013). Braiding Sweetgrass. Penguin. (Second Session) |
April 2025 (Earth Day) | Kurki, Milja (2024). "Planetary justice reconsidered: developing response-abilities in planetary relations. Environmental Politics, (33)7, pp.1185-1204 |
Reading Group Coordinators 2024-Present: Bennet Francis and Alexandria Poole
Reading Group Coordinators 2022-2024: Elisa Paiusco and Alexandria Poole
The Environmental Philosophy of Research Group Co-Founders: Alexandria Poole, Dominic Lenzi, Michel Bourban
Current Members:
Benavides, Patricia Reyes (UT-BMS) |
Bourban, Michel (UT-BMS) |
Brey, Philip (UT-BMS) |
Claassen, Kristy (UT-BMS) |
Ebe-Güzgü, Pınar (UT-BMS) |
Eijnden, Tamalone van den (UT-BMS) |
Francis, Bennet (UT-BMS) |
Franken, Linde (UT-BMS) |
Gerola, Alessio (WUR-PHI Group) |
Gertz, Nolen (UT-BMS) |
Gonzalez Woge, Margoth (UT-UCT) |
Hermann, Julia (UT-BMS) |
König, Elias (UT-BMS) |
Lenzi, Dominic (UT-BMS) |
Nakopoulou, Efi (UT-BMS) |
Paiusco, Elisa (UT-BMS) |
Poole, Alexandria (UT-BMS) |
Prodani, Klaudia (UT-BMS) |
Puzio, Anna (UT-BMS) |
Saghai, Yashar (UT-BMS) |
Sammler, Katherine (UT-BMS) |
Weber, Andreas (UT-BMS) |
Previous Members:
Boem, Federico (UT-BMS) |
Calkins, Sandra (UT-BMS) |
Grünsch, Jonny (UT-BMS) |
Lynch, Casey (UT-BMS) |