For the first event in our new series Buddhism and Posthumanism: Questioning the Place of Humans in Multispecies Environments, Leah Stokes will join Kayla Bowland, Frances Garrett, and Rory Lindsay of the Ho Centre for Buddhist Studies for a conversation about energy, climate and environmental politics. Stokes will discuss her current research on environmental policy and describe how her undergraduate training in Buddhist studies informed her development as a scholar and activist. She will also discuss the challenges facing climate activists and consider how Buddhist communities and Buddhist studies scholarship might engage with efforts to combat the climate crisis.
Leah’s award-winning book Short Circuiting Policy analyzes how utility companies contribute to climate denial and resist clean energy laws. She also contributed to the bestselling anthology All We Can Save and co-hosts the podcast A Matter of Degrees.
Lecture series organized by Rory Lindsay, Assistant Professor, and Frances Garrett, Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.
Lectures in the series on Zoom begin at 3:00 pm Eastern Time; registration is required.
Registration
You may register at any time to join a lecture. Your registration is valid for the whole series, and you may attend as many lectures as you like. You will automatically receive reminders for the lectures. Register here.
Readings
You are invited to read this this article by Henry Shiu and Leah Stokes and this book chapter by Leah Stokes in preparation for the event.
Update 11/29: here is the recording of the event
