Being Ahuman in the City: Radical Ecology of the Urbanscape// #RoofTalks
In the More-than-Human talk series of our project, where we at Roof Coliving rethink the urban and climate crises through design practices, we are now taking our direction toward a radical ecological horizon.
In this session, we are hosting Prof. Patricia MacCormack, a pioneering figure in posthuman ethics and ahuman theory. Under the moderation of Prof. Başak Ağın, MacCormack will explore the intersections of ecology and the urban environment through her distinct posthuman ethical perspective that fundamentally destabilizes human privilege and supremacy.
Moving beyond the human obsession with controlling the world and its corresponding anthropocentric narratives, we will interrogate the control we must yield and the practices we can transform into activism to allow urban ecologies to form on their own terms. Through MacCormack’s more-than-human perspective, we will collectively envision unpredictable urban ecosystems where human control recedes, shaped instead by complex and multispecies flourishing.
As part of this vision, we will explore how public art practices and installations can function as civic actions, enabling citizens to reimagine their capacities within the urban ecosystem.
You are invited! Rethink the urban. Radicalize the ecological.
📍 Zoom Link
https://zoom.us/j/2666445061?omn=95595532985
📅 19 November, Thursday
⏰ 15.30 GMT / 18.30 TRT
*This event will be held in English.