22nd Transatlantic Students Symposium
“Environmental Justice and the Anthropocene”
Berlin, June, 2024
At the beginning of June ASC students Anna Temel, Penelopa Adamczyk, Weronika Wadecka, Kamila Salamaga, Agnieszka Sroczyńska, Julia Majchrzak and Matin Nikookar had an opportunity to participate in Transatlantic Symposium organized by Dr. Martin Klepper and Selma Bidlingmaier of the Humboldt University of Berlin and Dr. Natalia Pamuła and Tomasz Basiuk of American Studies Center. The symposium, which was a culmination of the preparatory classes conducted throughout the semester, initially took place in Wałbrzych and concluded in Berlin.
The theme of this year’s conference was “Environmental Justice and the Anthropocene,” which was explored by participants in the context of capitalism, colonialism, contemporary media, and identity. The problems discussed by the participants were emphasized during the group’s exploration of the old coal mine and the sights of post-industrial Lower Silesia. The group had an opportunity to see Wrocław and learn more about the Central European flood of 1997.
Finally, the students traveled to Berlin to visit the Botanical Garden and discuss its construction in the context of German colonial history. The symposium was closed with a guest lecture by Dr. Mathias Foit about Non-Metropolitan Queer History.
