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Urban Nature

Hosted by Brazilian architect and curator Gabriel Kozlowski, “Urban Nature” revolves around the intersection between two themes: Urbanization and Ecology. The series presents guests from a diverse set of disciplines—including Anthropology, Biology, Philosophy, Political Science, Political Theory, Geography, Architecture, the Arts, among others—that have been, in one way or another, reflecting on the relationship between humans and nature.

Episode 10: Sheila Jasanoff in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Sheila Jasanoff delves into the intricate relationship between science, society, and the natural world. She challenges the conventional view that science merely mirrors nature, arguing instead that scientific knowledge is shaped by human mediation, representation, and power dynamics. Through an exploration of how societal choices influence scientific practices and

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Episode 9: Steward Pickett in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Steward Pickett explores the dynamic relationship between cities and natural ecosystems, challenging the notion that urban environments are separate from nature. He argues that viewing cities as part of natural systems reveals the deep interconnections between human and ecological processes, urging for a more holistic approach to urban planning

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Episode 8: Eduardo Góes Neves in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Eduardo Góes Neves and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss how archaeology can be a means to understand change in human–natural systems over long timescales. Neves elaborates on the connection between ancient Amazonian societies with large-scale transformations of the natural environment. He emphasizes that what see as pristine forests are, most of

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Episode 7: Kate Soper in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Kate Soper and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the multiple meanings of Nature alongside issues related to environmental activism, feminism and the need for a cultural and economic shift towards a post-growth society and an alternative concept of hedonism. She emphasizes the need for a new political imaginary that challenges current

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Episode 6: Tania Li in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode, Gabriel Kozlowski and Tania Li discuss the concept of land and its inscription, colonization by plantation corporations, modes of distribution beyond the “proper job,” and ethnographic approaches to the practice of politics. “What is the form of life that a plantation actually sets in place? It’s not limited to the area within

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Episode 5: Jason W. Moore in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Jason W. Moore and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the concepts of nature, capitalism, and the web of life from the perspective of social construction, relations of power, and Modernity’s dualism. Moore argues that one of the most fundamental problems of Western civilization, both intellectually and politically, is the splitting between

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Episode 4: Stuart Elden in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of URBAN NATURE, Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick Stuart Elden and Gabriel Kozlowski talk about the intersections between people, place, and power, in relation to concepts such as territory, understood as a political technology, and terrain, as the physical materiality of territory. The discussion touches on

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Episode 3: Susanna Hecht in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of URBAN NATURE, Geographer and Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA Susanna Hecht and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the Amazon region through the lenses of political ecology. Hecht offers a panorama of the major transformations the region went through over the last century from both a local and global perspective. In the process,

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Episode 2: Verena Conley in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of URBAN NATURE, cultural and critical theorist Verena Conley and Gabriel Kozlowski talk about ecology in the context of culture and philosophy while discussing its connection to care ethics, feminism, and materialism. Conley argues that our survival depends on realizing a more direct connection with animals, plants and other life forms that

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