Right Research: Modelling Sustainable Research Practices in the Anthropocene (Book Release)

Item

Title
Right Research: Modelling Sustainable Research Practices in the Anthropocene (Book Release)
Description
A poster presented at the DHSI 2021 – Online Edition Conference & Colloquium
Creator
Chelsea Miya
Geoffrey Rockwell
Oliver Rossier
Date
2021
Format
MOV, docx
Rights Holder
Chelsea Miya, Geoffrey Rockwell, Oliver Rossier
Language
English
Abstract
Educational institutions play an instrumental role in social and political change, and are responsible for the environmental and social ethics of their institutional practices. The essays in this volume critically examine scholarly research practices in the age of the Anthropocene, and ask what accountability educators and researchers have in ‘righting’ their relationship to the environment. The volume further calls attention to the geographical, financial, legal and political barriers that might limit scholarly dialogue by excluding researchers from participating in traditional modes of scholarly conversation.

As such, Right Research is a bold invitation to the academic community to rigorous self-reflection on what their research looks like, how it is conducted, and how it might be developed so as to increase accessibility and sustainability, and decrease carbon footprint. The volume follows a three-part structure that bridges conceptual and practical concerns: the first section challenges our assumptions about how sustainability is defined, measured and practiced; the second section showcases artist-researchers whose work engages with the impact of humans on our environment; while the third section investigates how academic spaces can model eco-conscious behaviour.
Type
Digital Demonstration