Indigenous Epistemologies Reading Group (Five weekly groups were held)
Researchers and students from across the University departments interested in engaging with indigenous perspectives and epistemologies in their work and research came together. The group critically explored the mechanisms and methods of knowledge production within their own research through the lens of indigenous methods of world-knowing and world-making.
Indigenous Epistemologies of Place and Locality: intersections with National-state policy in South America (February 2021)
Borman, Randall. Whose Sacred Sites? Indigenous Political Use of Sacred Sites, Mythology and Religion.
Escobar, Arturo. Culture Sits in Places: Reflections on Globalism and Subaltern Strategies of Localization,
Where do indigenous knowledges sit: wisdom-traditions, keeping and sharing in indigenous communities. (February 2021)
Interview with Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap of Birds, Cheyenne Artist. Revista de Estudios Globales y Arte Contemporáneo| Vol. 7 | Núm. 1| 2020 | 23-34
Arctic Earthviews: Cyclic Passing of Knowledge among the Indigenous Communities of the Eurasian North. Mustonen, Tero; Lehtinen, Ari.Sibirica : the Journal of Siberian Studies; New York Vol. 12, Iss. 1,
Integration: Possible, ethical or colonial? And what are the alternatives? (March 2021)
Erin Bohensky, Yiheyis Maru. Indigenous Knowledge, Science, and Resilience: What Have We Learned from a Decade of International Literature on "Integration"? December 2001. ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY 16(4):6. DOI:10.5751/ES-04342-160406
USING TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN SCIENCE: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS. Henry P. Huntington. 01 October 2000
https://doi.org/10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[1270:UTEKIS]2.0.CO;2
Engaging Indigenous Methodologies as Research Methods (March 2021)
What is an indigenous research methodology? S Wilson. Canadian journal of native education 25 (2), 175-179
"Toward Developing Indigenous Methodologies: Kaupapa Maori Research" in Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous People by Linda Tuhiwai Smith, University of Otago Press, 1999. (Also in Smith, L. T. 2012. Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, 2nd edition, London & New York, Zed Books.)
Too Eager, Too Fast: Challenges, Problems and Pitfalls arising from the over-hasty adoption of Indigenous Methodologies in Western Research (March 2021)
Briggs J. The use of indigenous knowledge in development: problems and challenges. Progress in Development Studies. 2005;5(2):99-114. doi:10.1191/1464993405ps105oa
Todd, Z. 2016. An Indigenous Feminist's Take On The Ontological Turn: ‘Ontology’ Is Just Another Word For Colonialism. Journal of Historical Sociology, 29, pp. 4-22.
A talk on the Science & Art of Plants (March 2021)
ABC Network first talk
Dr. Chris Thorogood gave a talk on how he combines the two disciplines of both a plant scientist and a practicing artist and methodologies in his research praxis. His research centres on exploring fundamental processes in plant evolutionary ecology using molecular tools.
The ABC Network Artist-Meets-Scientist Fair (March 2012)
Among the Garbage and the Flowers - An Art-Science Exhibition in virtual reality (April 2021)
A show of the work in progress of 18 artists and 18 scientists from across the division. The show was a precursor to an Exhibition in France in the June.
A series of four workshops were held.
The first season of artist residencies at Oxford University biodiversity and climate change research labs, focusing on the differences between illustrating science research and embodying it.
Workshop 1: Illustration vs Embodiment (May 2021)
Workshop 2: Dealing with Bias (May 2021)
Workshop 3: Translating scientific ideas into art (June 2021)
Workshop 4: Being the Change (June 2021)
Among the Garbage and the Flowers An Art-Science Exhibition focused around the Theme of Figuring Feasible Futures (June 2021)
Hosted by the Centre D’Art Contemporain 6B - Paris
The exhibition Among the Garbage and the Flowers brought together artists and scientists to challenge the imaginary divide between the urban and the wild, between anthropogenic and so-called "natural" landscapes.
Among the Garbage and the Flowers (November 2021)
A second exhibition was held at 6b Center of Contemporary Art, Paris which brought together Artists and scientists.
Artists:
Bridget Suart, Rowan Ireland, Eleanor Capstick, Georgia Crowther, James Scott, Calder Tsuyuki Tomlinson, Tegan O'Hara, Harrison Taylor, Crystal Ma, Katja Lehmann, Jinjoon Lee, Xia Zhi-Zhou, Alexandra Yakovleva, Ziyue Chen, Stephen Brennan, Catriona Gallagher, Filippo Fabbri, Lynn Hyeong, Sally Levell, Neeli Malik, Sarah Watkinson, Maya Adams, Antonia Jameson, Jenny Lines, Alice Hackney, Loveday Pride, Natalie Waller, Shanley McConnell, Anya Gleizer and Mark Haim.
Scientists:
Leonard Magerl, Hannah Nazri, Thea Stevens, Emily Seccombe, Rachel Qiu Kexin, Imogen Malpas, Amillin Hussain, Kate Cullen, Katja Lehmann, Hohee Cho, Dario Carloni, Samuel Gledhill, Rupert Stuart-Smith, Trisha Gopalakrishna, Oliver Tooth, Noam Vogt, William Sharkey, Kirsty Monaghan, Sophie Taylor, Rosalie Wright, Isabel Key, Constance McDermott.
Art Biodiversity & Climate Change: Creative Conversations with Artists and Scientists (November 2021)
An evening of art and science which comprised of performances and artworks and an introduction to the partnerships of scientists and creatives behind them to explore their processes, to find out more about the latest in climate and biodiversity research at the University and its relevance to COP26.
Workshop 1: De-Constructing Utopias (April 2022)
Art, Biodiversity, and Climate Network
Brief Overview:
Intro to the Oxford-UdK Berlin Boundary Project.
Introductory activity: What would you be in a garden of knowledge?
Working Groups: Share your mini utopia - the boundaries that might limit the realisation of said mini utopia.
A reading from Gary Snyder about positive importance of boundaries in ecological living.
Discussions and group work considering implications, symbioses or contradictions on utopias. What are the questions/boundaries for creating the collective utopian vision?
Workshop 2: Living within Boundaries – Mediated Utopias (May 2022)
Art, Biodiversity, and Climate Network
Discussed the question “what kind of knowledge, knowhow, craft, skill, finances, practices do we need for this little utopian world to function within its boundaries?”
Discussion Groups on "knowledge for possible worlds"
Four groups presented their perspectives to outline the kind of (inter)disciplines, "academy" and "school" they would envision to learn and teach possible worlds.
Art Show | Boundary Project Oxford (November 2022)
A 3 day exhibition was held: Mapping, Weaving Connecting Sustainable Communities. The Opening Reception included a performance and talks.
