Perspectives on... Landscapes and Agriculture 2012

Perspectives on…
Sustainability Lecture series

The Perspectives on…  Sustainability lecture series features talks by Whitman faculty from many departments across campus. The specific area of focus changes each year, but always relates to the general topic of sustainability.
All lectures are volunteer efforts by professors in which they share their personal passions and expertise with the audience in one-of-a-kind, engaging presentations. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Sustainability Advisory Committee and the Environmental Studies Program, and organized by the Campus
Sustainability Coordinators

With questions, please contact the Campus Sustainability Coordinators at sustainability@whitman.edu

2012 Lecture Series
Perspectives on…
Landscapes and Agriculture

Wednesday, February 29th at 7:00 pm in Olin 130
"Nostalgia and the Contradictions of Landed Property in the "Working Landscapes' of the Remote Rural Northwest" by Professor Abrams
and  "Wolves in Wallowa County: Pressures on the Land"  by Professor Hutchison

Thursday, March 8th at 7:00 pm in Olin 130
"Landscapes of Remittances in the Ecuadorian Andes" by Professor Pribilsky
and "The Agroecosystem: Landscape as Machine" by Professor Bader

Tuesday, April 3 at 7:00 pm in Olin 130
"Poetry of Landscape in the Ancient World" by Professor Shea 
and "Agrarian Dreams and the Alternative Food Movement" by Professor Bobrow-Strain

Tuesday, April 17th at 7:00 pm in Maxey Auditorium
"Terroir and the uniqueness of site" by Professor Pogue 
and "The Climate Challenge to Conservation" by Professor Brick

Thursday, April 26th at 7:00 pm in Olin 130
"La fin des terroirs?  Nationalism and cheese production in fin-de-siecle France" by Professor Sharp 
and "Reign of Terroir: What the Great International Wine Debate Reveals about Concepts of Nature and Agriculture" by Professor Snow