Environmental Injustice Across the Americas: Pollution, Community Waters, and Unequal Urbanization in Rio de Janeiro and New York 

Environmental Injustice Across the Americas: Pollution, Community Waters, and Unequal Urbanization in Rio de Janeiro and New York

This Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences series brings together Brazilian and American researchers from the humanities, social studies, and natural sciences to discuss urban and environmental studies and participatory methodologies. The events focus on case studies of peripheral neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, where two speakers were raised and others have spent years conducting in-depth ethnographic research.

Rio’s favelas and peripheries are characterized by high levels of poverty, environmental degradation, and street violence, as well as being hubs of active community organizing, art production, and local scholarship. The speakers will share insights from their research, discuss their participation in community-science projects, and highlight alternative routes for disseminating data, art, and activism.
 
Schedule:

Monday, April 21 at 11:50am – 1:10pm in Olin LC 115
“The Politics of Waste, Sacrifice Zones, and the Production of Rio de Janeiro” 
Maria Raquel Passos Lima and Mariana Cavalcanti 

Tuesday, April 22 at 3:30pm – 6:00pm in Weis Cinema
“Participatory Research, Community Science, Art, and Activism in Rio de Janeiro” 
Maria Raquel Passos Lima, Henrique Gomes, Nicholas Barnes, Luna Borges, and Andreza da Silveira Jorge

Wednesday, April 23 at 11:50am – 1:10pm in Olin LC 115
“The Favela and the Sea: Fishing, Violence, and Environmental (In)Justice in Rio de Janeiro” 
Henrique Gomes, Nicholas Barnes, Luna Borges Pereira Santos, and Peter Klein

For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].

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For more information, call 845-758-6822.

Location: Olin Language Center, Room 115