Notice Board

The Department of Anthropology presents:

Transdisciplinarity in Listening to the Voice of the Soil
with Dr. Kori Czuy ᒥᐦᑯᐱᐦᐁᓯᐤ and Dr. Tatenda Mambo and Dr. Miwa Aoki Takeuchi

 In this talk, we discuss transdisciplinary ways of listening to the voice of the soil, which can challenge the colonial knowledge production and open space for reimagining collective climate actions. We introduce examples from our designed project, Soil Camp, and beyond. Soil Camp sprouted as a research-design partnership rooted in communities. Our works with the land and the soil center generational teachings and wisdoms from local Indigenous communities, which orient us to see the soil as a living partner and a teacher. Many of the child and youth Soil Campers used to be intimately connected to the land in intergenerational and embodied ways, before their displacement as refugees. Our pedagogical design focuses on creating dialogues among diverse communities on our shared endeavours of learning with the soil– on the land and in nature, that are simultaneously our teacher, classroom, and friend, in the context of Soil Camp.

 Project Website: https://www.soilcamp.ca

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
3:00 PM  MST
Zoom:   https://bit.ly/anthro2024

Dr. Kori Czuy ᒥᐦᑯᐱᐦᐁᓯᐤ, was born in Treaty 8 by the banks of the Peace River. She's passionate about bringing together multiple ways of knowing, being, and doing science, which she gets to do as an Indigenous Science Educational Experience Consultant and through conversations on her podcast "Ancestral Science" on Spotify. Kori is on an ongoing journey to reconnect with and learn from the knowings of the land, as well as helping others connect with the complexities of these knowings alongside Global science.

Dr. Tatenda Mambo is a Postdoctoral Associate with the Simpson Centre for Agriculture at UCalgary (Treaty 8 territory). Dr. Mambo earned a PhD in human geography investigating urban food insecurity in southern Africa. Dr. Mambo’s research explores regenerative agriculture, sustainable food systems, and food security. One of his current research endeavors is the Simon Farm Project, where the research team is developing an integrated farm model utilizing regenerative agriculture and agroecological principles to explore opportunities for a more local food system, use agriculture to address environmental problems, address local food needs, and model sustainability.

Dr. Miwa Aoki Takeuchi (she/they) is Associate Professor in the field of STEM education and the Learning Sciences at the University of Calgary, which is located on the land traditionally stewarded by the Niitsitapi, Îethka Nakoda and Tsuut’ina Nations, and more recently Métis Nation Region 3. Working collaboratively with young learners, teachers, community activists, and families, she aims to co-design the learning environments that can leverage learners' embodied and emplaced disciplinary experiences into a transdisciplinary imagination toward social and environmental justice. Through these research activities, she hopes to shine light on traditionally unseen and hidden knowledge in the colonial knowledge production.