Mareas y catástrofes. Encuentro de ecologías críticas

The Energy Humanities and Fossil Aesthetics projects in collaboration with the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia organized the program ” Mareas y catástrofes. Encuentro de ecologías críticas”, held between November 16 and 19, 2022 at the museum’s facilities. Below you will find the videos of the meeting.

Session 1. Fossil capitalism

Session 2. Collapse or possibility: crisis and energy transition

Session 3. Ecosocial emergence and political strategy

Session 4. Transition and counterculture 1: ecological memories

Session 5. Transición y contracultura 2: Cooperativa de Cinema Alternatiu

Session 6. A cultural revolution: 20 years of the Prestige sinking

Session 7. Ecological encyclopedia: Wikipedia editathon

Mareas y catástrofes. Encuentro de ecologías críticas

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