Programme

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June 15
June 16
June 17

June 15

The Anthropocene: An Interdisciplinary Debate

9:00. Opening remarks

  • Aida Carvalho (IPB, CITUR, Fundação Côa Parque — Host Institution)
  • Gustavo Duarte (Mayor of Vila Nova de Foz Côa)
  • Rosalia Vargas (Ciência VIVA — Organising Institution)
  • Maria Paula Diogo (NOVA School of Science and Technology, CIUHCT — Scientific Organisation)

9:15. Flash lectures: How should we know the Anthropocene? (pt. 1)

  • Helmuth Trischler (Deutsches Museum)
  • Christophe Bonneuil (CNRS, EHESS)
  • Jussi Parikka (Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton; Academy of Performing Arts, Prague)
  • Ravi Agarwal (Artist, curator and director of NGO Toxics Link)

10:15. Coffee break

10:30. Flash lectures: How should we know the Anthropocene? (pt. 2)

  • Erle C. Ellis (Anthropocene Working Group, University of Maryland)
  • Christoph Rosol (Haus der Kulturen der Welt; Max Planck Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte)
  • Bernd Scherer (Haus der Kulturen der Welt)
  • Liz-Rejane Issberner (Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology, UFRJ)

11:30. Follow-up roundtable

Hosted by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, and moderated by Maria Paula Diogo (NOVA School of Science and Technology, CIUHCT) and Ana Noronha (Ciência Viva)

  • Rodrigo Martins (NOVA School of Science and Technology, European Academy of Sciences)
  • Jürgen Renn (Max Planck Institut Für Wissenschaftsgeschichte)
  • Inês Raimundo (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane)
  • Joana Gaspar de Freitas (Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa, ERC Dunes – Sea, Sand and People)

12:45. Anthropocene Observatory launch

Official signature of a protocol between Fundação Coa Parque and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia formalising the Anthropocene Observatory. Preceded by in memoriam to Bruno Navarro by Maria Paula Diogo. With the presence of the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, and the State Secretary for Territorial Enhancement, Isabel Ferreira

13:30. Lunch

15:00. Open air exhibition by Guarda Rios

Presented by Ana Matilde Sousa (Faculdade de Belas Artes, Universidade de Lisboa, CIEBA) and Hugo Almeida (NOVA School of Science and Technology, CIUHCT)

17:00. Wine tasting (virtual option included)

June 16

The Anthropocene: A Worldwide Political Debate

10:30. Flash lecture: How should we deal with the Anthropocene? (pt. 1)

  • Jan Zalasiewicz (Anthropocene Working Group, University of Leicester)

10:45. Follow-up roundtable

Moderated by Ana Simões (Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, CIUHCT) and Thierry Aubry (UNIARQ, Fundação Côa Parque)

  • Pascal Griset (Sorbonne Université, InsSciDE)
  • Paula Sobral (NOVA School of Science and Technology, MARE)
  • Pedro Gadanho (Executive Director of Guarda’s Candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2027)
  • Rui Dias (Instituto de Ciências da Terra, University of Évora, Director of Estremoz Ciência Viva Centre)
  • Pedro Conceição (United Nations Development Programme)

12:30. Musical moment with Sons do Douro

13:15. Lunch

15:00. Flash lecture: How should we deal with the Anthropocene? (pt. 2)

  • Julia Adeney Thomas (University of Notre Dame)
  • Ricardo Piquet (Museu do Amanhã, Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Gestão)

Followed by discussion, moderated by Ana Simões (Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, CIUHCT) and Thierry Aubry (UNIARQ, Fundação Côa Parque)

15:45. Lectures on Archaeology and the Anthropocene: new challenges

Moderated by André Santos (UNIARQ, Fundação Côa Parque) and
Ana Cristina Araújo (DGPC – Laboratório de Arqueociências; CIBIO/InBIO)

  • Lúcio Cunha (CEGOT, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Coimbra)
  • Pedro Costa (Universidade de Coimbra)
  • Laure Fontana (CNRS)
  • Christophe Petit (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  • João Zilhão (ICREA, Universitat de Barcelona; Universidade de Lisboa)

June 17

The Anthropocene: The Local Communities’ Perspective

9:30. Public discussion: experiencing the Anthropocene (pt. 1)

Representatives and clusters meet the academy. Moderated by Aida Carvalho (IPB, CITUR, Fundação Côa Parque). Session in portuguese.

  • Francisco Adão Fonseca (Oficina Pedrêz)
  • Rosa Amador (ADVID, CoLAB Vines&Wines)
  • Pedro Prata (Rewilding Portugal)
  • Maria Vicente (Plataforma Ciência Aberta – Ciência Viva Center)

11:00. Coffee break

11:30. Public discussion: experiencing the Anthropocene (pt. 2)

Associations meet the academy. How much green is “green energy”? Experiencing Lithium mining. Moderated by Jaume Valentines-Álvarez and André Pereira (NOVA School of Science and Technology, CIUHCT). Session in portuguese.

13:00. Lunch

14:30. Sound and the Anthropocene

Presentation of the special issue “Antropoceno Sónico: Práticas Sonoras para um Ambiente em Mudança” (“A Sonic Anthropocene: Sound Practices in a Changing Environment”), in Cadernos de Arte e Antropologia, Vol.1, N. 1 (2021), with Ivo Louro (NOVA School of Science and Technology, CIUHCT), Iñigo Sánchez-Fuarros (Incipit/CSIC), Daniel Paiva (CEG/IGOT) and Margarida Mendes (Goldsmiths University of London)

15:00. Conclusions

Final remarks by Davide Scarso (NOVA School of Science and Technology, CIUHCT), followed by closing statements by Aida Carvalho, Ana Noronha, and Maria Paula Diogo.

15:45. Visit to the Côa Archeological Park