COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
presents
“LANDSCAPING THE WORLD: A DEEP HISTORY
OF THE FIRST AGRARIAN STATES”
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017 @ 4:30PM – PAC 002
Descriptionoftalk:Anaccountoftheearliestagrariansettlementsandstatesand
theirdependenceonanarrowbandofcerealgrains,asauniqueecological
‘module’ fraughtwithconsequencesforhealth,diet,andecologicalandpolitical
fragility.
JamesScott,istheSterlingProfessorofPoliticalScienceand
ProfessorofAnthropologyandisco-DirectoroftheAgrarian
StudiesProgram. Hisresearchconcernspoliticaleconomy,
comparativeagrariansocieties,theoriesofhegemonyand
resistance,peasantpolitics,revolution,SoutheastAsia,theories
ofclassrelationsandanarchism. Scotthasbeenapioneerin
exploringtheresistanceofoppressedgroups,includinghishugely
influential1985work, DominationandtheArtsofResistance. He
reportsheisalsoamediocresheepbreederandbee-keeperinnearbyDurham.
Co-sponsoredby:TheAllbritton CenterfortheStudyofPublicLife
FreeandOpentothePublic– Anyquestions,pleasecontact:ValerieMarinelli at860-685-3733.