Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor Portland Center for Public Humanities at PSU

Rob Nixon
Lecture: Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor
Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m.

Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 333 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97201)

How, in an age that venerates the instant and the spectacular, can writers turn slow-moving environmental calamities into stories dramatic enough to rouse public sentiment? What are the imaginative and strategic challenges of exposing the forces of slow violence that inflict exponential environmental damage? This talk connects an analysis of slow violence to a vision of sustainable security with a focus on activism in the global South.

Rob Nixon is the Rachel Carson Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

This event is co-sponsored by the Speakers Board. It is free and open to the public. If you have questions concerning access or accommodations for a disability please contact us at publichumanities@pdx.edu. Early requests are encouraged; a week will generally allow us to provide seamless access.