Energy Aesthetics: New Directions in Studying the Cultural Life of Oil

Speakers: Anne Pasek, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies and the School of the Environment at Trent University Cajetan Iheka, Associate Professor of English at Yale University Caren Irr, Professor of English at Brandeis University Moderators: Victoria Googasian, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University- Qatar. Trish Kahle, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University- Qatar. Firat Oruc,…

It’s Getting Hot in Here: Changing Climate Change

On November 21, 2021, GU-Q students presented their research on international systems for managing global climate change at a hybrid CURA Lunch Talk titled, “It’s Getting Hot in Here: Changing…

The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in South Asia

Agriculture is one of the most vulnerable sectors to the effects of climate change. The change in average temperature, rainfall, changes in pests and diseases, variations in the atmospheric Carbon…

Everyday Energy: Approaches to Lived Experience

The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar launched its newly-formed Energy Humanities research initiative with this webinar panel discussion titled “Everyday Energy: Approaches to Lived…