2019 Coastal Perspective Lecture Series
University of Connecticut
Avery Point
Tuesday, March 12th, 7:30 p.m.
“From Pacific Outposts to Biological Hotspots: Ocean History in the Age of Climate Change”
By Anthony Medrano, Harvard University Center for the Environment/Department of History, Harvard University
Anthony Medrano is a Ziff Environmental Fellow at Harvard University, where he has affiliations with the Department of History and the Center for the Environment. In his research and book in progress, Dr. Medrano explores the interplay between science, technology, and the marine environment in Southeast Asia and the Pacific in the long twentieth century, with particular interest in the history of economic life and knowledge production. This presentation uses the career of Alvin Seale (1871-1958) to show how the overlooked study of fish was central to bringing the ocean ashore and knowing—up close—the wealth and wonders of the Pacific environment. Through Seale’s currents in and around this great ocean, the talk suggests that today’s national marine monuments not only stem from the historical interplay between fish, science, and infrastructure but that the legacy of these interactions is also, and more importantly, at the heart of knowing these Pacific waters and the threats they face in the age of climate change.
Lecture series is FREE and open to the public. Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m.
Please join us for our 23rd season. This annual lecture series attempts to span the breadth of human interactions with coastal waters, including speakers from the natural and social sciences. All lectures are held in the auditorium, which is located on the second floor of the Academic Building (disabled accessible). Enter through the Academic Building or through the Student Center. There is a limited-capacity elevator on the first floor of the Academic Building. Please call us with your questions, or concerns, on the limited-mobility access points to the auditorium at 860-405-9025, or email Noreen.blaschik@uconn.edu.
This series is sponsored by UConn Avery Point, the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, the Department of Marine Sciences, UConn and the Maritime Studies Program, UConn. For more information, a printable lecture flyer, or a campus map, visit our website at http://marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures/ or email CoastalPerspectives@uconn.edu.
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