Environmental Studies ENVS

Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series Talk

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Environmental Studies
The Material Is the Message: Art in the Time of Climate Change
Jessica Beels, Sculptor and Installation Artist, Washington, D.C.

Jessica Beels delves into how people perceive their surroundings – natural and human-made – creating artwork that challenges viewers to reexamine their presumptions and take a closer look. Incorporating both found objects and unfamiliar materials, her sculpture and installation work sparks intrigue and spurs conversations about our complicated and changing relationship with the world around us.

Virtual Middlebury

Free
Open to the Public

Why We Grow Grains: Recreating Paleolithic Flatbreads

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Environmental Studies
Why We Grow Grains: Recreating Paleolithic Flatbreads

Join Maria Trumpler, Yale Professor and former Middlebury Dean, to grind flour, bake and enjoy flatbreads in the Knoll’s wood-fired oven while exploring in conversation if the deliciousness of flatbreads might explain the transition from forager-hunters to settled agriculture.

The Knoll, Middlebury’s farm and gardens
Saturday 3-5 pm

The Knoll

Walking Black & Talking Green: A Convo about Race & Environment w/Carolyn Finney

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Environmental Studies
Students: Who do you stand with? What does justice require? What does it mean to walk the talk re: power & privilege, race & place, environmental & climate justice? Whose voice counts? Bring your voice, ideas and your truth to this student conversation with Carolyn Finney, Scholar-in-Residence at Middlebury.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Vision for Vermont: Next Steps

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Environmental Studies
In this half-day gathering, organizers and attendees of the recent Vision for Vermont Summit at Bread Loaf will discuss next steps for building a sustainable, inclusive economy.

Adirondack Coltrane Lounge