MTHF Talk: Reflections on water and soil in Italy’s changing climate

Reflections on water and soil in Italy’s changing climate

With widespread hydrogeological instability, Italy’s territory is particularly vulnerable to climate change. As elsewhere, urgent changes in human living are needed to mitigate and adapt to shifting climatic conditions. This talk explores multi-scalar and non-anthropocentric approaches to soil and water management through the case study of Thar dö Ling, a permaculture site in Sicily. By reading the water and soil relations through the landscape in the site, we can uncover narratives that disrupt anthropocentrism as well as practices and solutions necessary to address broader socio-environmental challenges in Italy more generally.

Giulia Lepori is a researcher and co-founder of tarra tarra, an archive of environmental humanities works. She earned her PhD from the School of Humanities, Languages, and Social Science at Griffith University. Currently, she works as a sessional academic at QUT. Her creative practice focuses on narratives that explore the human-land relationship.

Join us on the top floor of Building Z9, QUT Kelvin Grove (Musk Avenue). Please register as seating is limited. Room changes (if needed) will be updated on the event day. The presentation will be recorded and available at https://research.qut.edu.au/mo...