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Sustainability & Modern Society Seminar Series

'Sustainability & Modern Society' Seminar Series 2012

This public trans-disciplinary Seminar Series ran in collaboration with the Centre for Adult Continuing Education mostly on Tuesdays during October and November 2012 in Room 122, UCC Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road, Cork (7-9pm).

The series represented an experimental and perhaps unique coming together of academics from a diverse range of disciplines across the university and beyond to discuss and deliberate in an open, discoursive, exploratory and reflective way on the issues concerning (un)sustainability and modern society. 

In all, the series incorporated 20 presentations from 17 presenters, typically in pairs, spanning right across the disciplines.

Given that the series was about seeking discussion and exploring relevant questions, audience participation represented a key component of the series, culminating in a final round table session which incorporated public/attendee (both formal and informal) reflections, as well as gathering together presenters from throughout the series (plus some others) who sought to look forward..

Presentations from throughout the series can be found below. All welcome. Free admission.

Information: Edmond Byrne or Ger Mullally

 

SEMINAR SERIES PROGRAMME

1.

E. Byrne, G. Mullally (2 October)

2.

D. Chapman, J. Fitzpatrick (9 October)

3.

G. Parkes, C. Fitzgerald (16 October)

4.

G. Mullally, E. Byrne, D. Gabuzda (23 October)

5.

W. Brady, B. Sage-Fuller (30 October)

6.

J. Barry, S. O’Tuama (N.B.: Monday, 5 November)

J. Fitzpatrick, D. Chapman (13 November)

Series attendee reflections, plus a look forward.. (see for details)

Presentation Material below:

Sustainability & Modern Society Leaflet 2012 (click here)

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8. Bringing it all together; A transdisciplinary endeavor

Outline of final session structure; attendee participation and looking forward..

Bringing it all together; A transdisciplinary endeavor

8. Sustainability and Modern Society; placing modernity in context

Sustainability and Modern Society; placing modernity in context

Kieran O'Connor

6. Economics & Politics (sustainability and political economy)

Economics & Politics (sustainability and political economy)

John Barry (Queen's University Belfast)

8. Sustainability & Modern Society; Thoughts about the place of food

Sustainability & Modern Society; Thoughts about the place of food

Colin Sage

6. Economics & Politics (political sustainability?)

Economics & Politics (political sustainability)

Séamus Ó’Tuama

2. An Unsustainable Societal Construct (fresh water resources)

An Unsustainable Societal Construct (fresh water resources)

Debbie Chapman

1. Are Modern Society & Sustainability Compatible?

Are Modern Society & Sustainability Compatible

Ed Byrne & Ger Mullally

5. Planning and Law around Sustainable Development (operationalising sustainable development)

Planning and Law around Sustainable Development (operationalising sustainable de

William Brady

Seminar Series Contributors' Short Biogs

Sustainability Modern Society Brochure Shot Blogs

(Short biographies leaflet)

2. An Unsustainable Societal Construct (energy and climate change)

An Unsustainable Societal Construct (energy and climate change)

John Fitzpatrick

8. Sustainability and Modern Society; A reflection

Sustainability and Modern Society; A reflection

Stephan Maier (TU Graz)

4. Science, Complexity & Spirituality

Science, Complexity & Spirituality

Ger Mullally, Ed Byrne & Denise Gabuzda

8. Sustainability and the Built Environment

Sustainability and the Built Environment

Simon Conolly & Caroline Akiboye (AkiboyeConollyArch.com)

7. Moving to a Sustainable Societal Construct

Moving to a Sustainable Societal Construct

John Fitzpatrick

5. Planning and Law around Sustainable Development (sustainability, precaution and prudence)

Planning and Law around Sustainable Development (operationalising sustainable de

Bénédicte Sage-Fuller

3. Philosophy & Art (Somatic Practices in East-Asian Philosophies)

Philosophy & Art (Somatic Practices in East-Asian Philosophies)

Graham Parkes

8. Sustainability & Modern Society; some thoughts looking forward..

Sustainability & Modern Society; some thoughts looking forward

Kieran Keohane

7. Moving to a Sustainable Societal Construct: Freshwater for the future

Moving to a Sustainable Societal Construct Freshwater for the future

Debbie Chapman

University College Cork

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