Talk - Astrida Neimanis and Aleksija Neimanis “Learning Endings: Care for the Stranded” followed by a film screening of "We Are All Mothers" by Patty Chang. 

December 11th, 2023. 13:40-15:10

Center for Applied Ecological Thinking, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

With and Against the Current: Exploring Hydrofeminism(s)

December 11-12, 2023

Center for Applied Ecological Thinking, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

This symposium brings together transdisciplinary researchers, artists and writers who have inquired into and been inspired by watery histories and subjectivities. We are interested in exploring conversations between different media, genres and subject positions.

How do we care for and become with bodies of water, across differences- among species, privileges, and locations? How can our ways of moving in the world be inspired by fluid states of being? How does water carry (memories of) injustice and violence, while also containing potentialities for connectedness and healing?

On Dec 11th, Astrida Neimanis and Aleksija Neimanis present ‘Learning Endings: Care for the Stranded’ a collaborative project on marine mammal death. This is followed by a film screening of"We Are All Mothers" by Patty Chang and discussion with Astrida Neimanis and Aleksija Neimanis, moderated by Ida Bencke (University of Copenhagen).