The conference Intertwined Worlds: Multispecies Research in Practice aims to create a space where design and new forms of research can come together to explore the relationship between people, animals, objects, materials and the environment. The initiative, coordinated by Dr. Lara García Díaz, researcher at Eina, and Dr. Blanca Callén, from the Faculty of Social Psychology at UAB, is part of the Living Lab Eina Collserola, the Research Group in Aesthetics and Theory of Design and Art, SGR GRETDA, and the Eurpean Project Situated Creative Practices for the Pluriverse (SIT-PLU).
The sessions will feature Eben Kirksey, a researcher at the University of Oxford and one of the leading international figures in the field of multispecies research. Also taking part will be Michael Beach, from Bucknell University, and Joanna “Asia” Milewska, from LDA Design.
The conference is aimed at students, researchers and professionals working in design, the arts, ecology and other disciplines interested in new ways of thinking about our relationship with the environment.
The programme includes the following activities:
Pre-event
Reading session on texts from The Multispecies Salon by Eben Kirksey
26 May, 5 pm to 7 pm
Hybrid format — Martín Baró Room, Faculty of Psychology, UAB
Day 1 – 3 June
Multispecies ethnography: from theory to practice
Seminar-workshop with Eben Kirksey
4.30 pm to 7.30 pm — Martín Baró Room, Faculty of Psychology, UAB
Day 2 – 4 June
Multispecies design
Seminar-workshop with Michael Beach, Joanna “Asia” Milewska and Eben Kirksey
From 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm — Classroom B2, Eina Bosc
The conference is free of charge and requires prior registration.
The seminar-workshops will be held in English.