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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

 
Venue: 
The Needham Research Institute
Event date: 
Thursday, 7 November, 2019 - 00:00 to Friday, 8 November, 2019 - 00:00

Public anti-plastic discourses and life-styles

  • Brigitte Steger University of Cambridge
  • Charlotte Bruns & Matthias Sommer Chemnitz University of Technology
  • Robert Newton University of Cambridge

Public discourse/health and other risks

  • Gauri Pathak Aarhus University
  • Lesley Henderson Brunel University London
  • Ruth Müller & Sarah Schönbauer Technical University of Munich​

People’s involvement in plastic waste reduction

  • Luca Marazzi Earthwatch Europe
  • Oludele Mayowa Solaja Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria
  • Johanna Ritter Institut für Sozialinnovation, Berlin

 Round table discussion

  • Patrick O’Hare (Chair) University of Cambridge
  • Jennifer Gabrys University of Cambridge
  • Maria Antonieta Nestor A Toy’s Life and Beyond, Cambridge
  • Bryony Rothwell Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Waste Partnership (RECAP)
  • David Trotter University of Cambridge

Case studies on the social life of plastic

  • Benjamin Steuer Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Lalatendu Keshari Das Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  • Hildegard Diemberger University of Cambridge
  • Samanta Skrivere Ministry of Waste, London

Case studies on the ‘afterlife’ of plastic

  • Tendai Chiguware University of Fort Hare, South Africa
  • Tridibesh Dey University of Exeter

For more information, contact:
 
Research Associate, East Asian Studies
Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies