 Political Ecology Working Group
 Established 2010 
About Political Ecology Working Group:
PEWG is an interdisciplinary group of scholars at the University of Kentucky that
are united by their interested in the theory and practice of Political Ecology. The
group provides a stimulating intellectual atmosphere for critical thinking on nature, the environment, societies, economies, and cultures. PEWG serves the
academic
community at UK by proving a forum for peer review, holding public lectures and
brown bag events that feature researcher from the university and around the world,
and hosting a political ecology conference that allows faculty and graduate students
an opportunity to present and discuss their current research.
To join or learn more email us at: ukpewg@gmail.com
Or join our google group mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/UKPEWG
Ride/housing board and preliminary program are posted!
22 Feb 2012 at 4:34pm
Please click the buttons above for each.
Preliminary Conference Details
7 Feb 2012 at 6:36am
While we are still working out logistics for the full conference, we can provide a rough schedule to assist DOPE2012 participants in planning their travel.
Thursday, April 12: Pre-conference symposium on the politics of climate changeFriday, April 13: Undergraduate paper competition and symposiumFull day of paper sessionsPlenary address by Dr. Eric Swyngedouw, followed by receptionSaturday, April 14: Full day of paper sessions keynote address by Dr. Julie Guthman,Sunday, April 15: Fieldtrips
Travel and Lodging:We have secured discounted rates at the University Inn for conference participants. When booking rooms, mention the conference to receive the discount. There are limited rooms available- booking soon is a good idea. 859-278-6625
www.universityinnky.com
The rates are: 1 Queen= $79.00 2 Fulls=$85.00 1 King=$89.00 2 queens=$95.00
Additionally, in order to facilitate transportation we will be hosting a shared ride/lodging board (password secured) on this website as well so that participa...
Roundtable discussion with Dr. Tony Stallins
19 Jan 2012 at 6:13pm
**The roundtable has been postponed until March. Please check back for rescheduled date**All are invited get together Wednesday, February 8 at 2 pm in Miller Hall six with Dr. Tony Stallins' (University of Kentucky Geography) to discuss his new article, 'Scale, causality, and the new organism–environment interaction'. Dr. Stallins is one of the leading figures in biogeomorphology, but has sprawling interests, many of them included in this paper. He is of the rare breed whose work spans human and physical geography, qualitative and quantitative methods, and his varying projects are frankly staggering. Join us if you can!
Prompt: New directions in feminist political ecology
18 Jan 2012 at 11:27am
As part of the Kentucky Political Ecology Working Group's continuing series on key ideas in political ecology, we're soliciting short (300 words or less) essays on emerging feminist political ecologies. We ask, 'what are the most exciting new developments in the subfield? How are the concerns of poly-vocal feminist theory and practice being brought into political ecology? How are the insights generated by feminist political ecologists influencing environment-society studies more generally?' Authors could respond to any of those questions, or related issues as they choose. We are also happy to accept non-academic perspectives and visual/creative artistic responses as well. Please send submissions to patrick [dot] bigger [at] uky [dot] edu by February 1, 2012. Responses will be published shortly thereafter on politicalecology.org.
For responses to previous prompts, please see here and here.
Abstract deadline extended!
15 Jan 2012 at 10:45pm
The DOPE2012 organizing committee has extended the deadline for submissions to the conference until January 31, 2012. Please check the organized sessions pages for sessions that may fit your interests and scroll down for information on graduate and undergraduate paper competitions.
DOPE Undergraduate Symposium
8 Jan 2012 at 9:21am
This year the Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference is extending an invitation for undergraduate students engaging in political ecology research to participate in the first ‘Undergraduate Symposium at the Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference’. The symposium will be held within the larger conference, allowing undergraduates to share their work, receiving feedback and interact with scholars creating cutting edge political ecological research and leading authors in the field. While the UndergraduateSymposium will consist of two to three consecutive sessions of undergraduate paper presentations, participants will be encouraged to partake in other sessions, fieldtrips and keynote/plenary addresses.
The University of Kentucky Political Ecology Working Group invites you to participate in
The Undergraduate Symposium at the Dimensions Of Political Ecology Conference On Nature/Society at The University Of KentuckyApril 13 – 15, 2012University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Responses: Where is the politics in political ecology?
4 Jan 2012 at 11:55am
In our second round of prompts on key ideas in political ecology, we asked, following Peter Walker, 'Where is the politics in political ecology.' Below are five responses we received; they run from solid academic contributions to thought provoking pieces of art. The next prompt will be released shortly. Please feel free to use the comments to further reflect on politics in political ecology!
A c a s e f o r ‘ s o - f a r s t o r i e s ’
Working as an ecoartist, the ‘politics’ in political ecology lies in making and placing images about entwined patterns of co-existence, as animals, people, climate and land adjust to each other. This piece is about how I try to expand my human viewpoint.
At one point I worked within a university where there were ‘cuts’ in the offing, with corporate and commercial values winning the day. I found I was beginning to self-censor and started to stitch this response.
It consists of the letters “ICANTHINKWHATILIKE’ (Image 1) re-placed onto camouflage fabric...
Prompt: Where is the politics in political ecology?
1 Dec 2011 at 10:08am
On the heels of the generally excellent responses to the first prompt on defining political ecology, we follow Peter Walker (2007) in asking, Where is the politics in political ecology?
Respondents are encouraged to answer this question by taking any approach they see fit- conventional or otherwise. Our single stipulation is that responses be around 300 words (artwork is also gladly accepted!).
We encourage a wide range of responses, from beginning graduate students to senior faculty, and we anticipate participation from diverse disciplinary perspectives.To submit, please send your response to ukpewg [at] gmail [dot] com by Tuesday, December 13. Responses will be published shortly thereafter.
Responses are up!
Brown Bag with Dr. David Correia
15 Nov 2011 at 1:42pm
Sorry for the late notice, but we're pleased to announce that Dr. David Correia, the geography colloquium speaker this week, has agreed to meet with PEWG members for lunch and discussion on Friday afternoon. Dave's phd is from UK geography and according to his website, "[His] research interests center on the intersections of environmental politics and policy, the production of expert knowledge and political economy. He maintains a regional focus on New Mexico and the wider Southwest borderlands." More here: http://www.unm.edu/~amstudy/correia.shtml.
Details after the jump.
For the brown bag discussion we will read a couple of short pieces, one published and one forthcoming.
Who: Dr. David Correia, Assistant professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico (UK alum)
What: Brownbag (aka bring your own) lunch and discussion
Where: Miller Hall 6, UKentucky Campus
When: 12pm, Friday, November 18
Why: Discuss two of Dr. Correia's articles, one recent and one forthcoming on class, technolo...
Responses: What is Political Ecology?
14 Nov 2011 at 8:27am
UKPEWG is pleased to present the first round of essays in an ongoing series on key ideas in political ecology. Below, you will find ten responses to the prompt, 'What is political ecology?' The responses range from broad overviews to project-specific answers. The final entry is a document prepared by the original Political Ecology Working Group at UC-Santa Cruz in 2002.
Political Ecology is a kind of text
Political Ecology represents neither a theory nor a method, but instead reflects a global community of practice, convened around a certain kind of text.
As a community of practice, political ecology has formed a general constituency: a global conversation revolving around a set of themes, which adopts a specific sort of critical attitude. It is drawn from a large group of people who write professionally (like university academics) as well as those in international agencies (e.g. FAO), NGOs (e.g. WWF), state bureaucracies (e.g. USEPA), and local organizations. Typically, its constituen...
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