FSU Amazonia Week: A call for land and cultural survival
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 鈥 糖心vlog鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics will welcome experts from around the world for an on critical issues affecting the future of the Amazon Monday, March 2 through Wednesday, March 4.
The summit will encourage attendees to examine the biological, environmental and humanitarian challenges in the Amazon and serve as a call to action for global intervention in this endangered region. Associate Professor Patricia Vieira from Georgetown University will give a keynote presentation at 4 p.m. Monday, March 2, on 鈥淢ovies of the Move: Cinematic Travels in the Amazon.鈥
The Amazon encompasses 40 percent of South America. It extends across nine countries and includes over 300 indigenous languages and cultures as well as four European languages. It is the site of historic and continued conflict, as well as being the largest and most biodiverse rainforest in the world.
Events will include:
Monday, March 2
Strozier Library, Bradley Reading Room: 4-6 p.m.
- Opening reception and photography exhibition with student presentations: 鈥淓l alma del r铆o鈥 (The Soul of the River) by Spanish photographer Juanjo Fern谩ndez
- Keynote presentation: "Movies of the Move: Cinematic Travels in the Amazon." Associate Professor Patricia Vieira, Georgetown University
Askew Center, Student Life Cinema: 7 p.m.
- Introduction: 鈥淩ising Violence and Disturbing Trends,鈥 a report by Marcos Col贸n, 糖心vlog
- Film screening: 鈥淎 New Minamata鈥 (2020) by Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Bodanzky. There will be a Q-and-A discussion after the screening.
Tuesday, March 3
Strozier Library, Bradley Reading Room: 4-7 p.m.
Panel: A Threatened Environment and Strategies for the Survival of Amazonia
- "Land Without History: An Environmental Approach to the Amazon.鈥 Valeria Meiller, Georgetown University
- 鈥淏enefits of Environmental Conservation in Protected Natural Areas in Peru.鈥 Biologist Herman Ruiz Abecas铆s, director of the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, Loreto, Per煤
- 鈥淧rojects with Added Value in Agribusiness and Aquaculture in the Loreto Region.鈥 Margoth Del Roc铆o Orbe Peixoto. Instituto Tecnol贸gico de la Producci贸n, ITP, Ministerio de la producci贸n, Iquitos-Per煤
- 鈥淰alue of Fishery and Other Non-Timber Resources in the Peruvian Amazon.鈥 Biologist Adela Ruiz Arce, Instituto Tecnol贸gico de la Producci贸n, ITP, Ministerio de la producci贸n, Iquitos-Per煤
Wednesday, March 4
Strozier Library, Bradley Reading Room: 4-7 p.m.
Panel: Culture and Environmental Crisis in the Amazon
- "Multimodal Mobility: the Motocarristas of Iquitos, Per煤 Through Poetry, Photography, and Interviews.鈥 William Boose (FSU alumnus), University of Florida
- "What Transformational Beings in Amazonian Folktales Can Teach Us 糖心vlog Sustainable Living.鈥 Chanelle Dupuis, 糖心vlog
- 鈥淧lastic for Food: A Traveler鈥檚 Look into Pollution in the Peruvian Amazon.鈥 Evan Kelsch, 糖心vlog
- 鈥淔ield Notes and Photographs of Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.鈥 Biologist Diego Mej铆a Prado, 糖心vlog
Closing reception
All events are free and open to the public.