Forgotten Histories and Possible Futures of Circular Economies

Please join us for the "Forgotten Histories and Possible Futures of Circular Economies" symposium on Friday, November 13 from 9:30-3:30. This first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary event will bring together leading historians, social scientists, and engineers to discuss how past innovations in recycling--of metals in particular--helped societies navigate crises and how those models might inform sustainable manufacturing today. The event is sponsored by the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC) and MIT History and will host a free lunch for registered participants!

Info: Carl Zimring, Professor of History, Pratt Institute
Jay Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley
Saleem Ali, Professor of Geography, University of Delaware
Chair: Ishani Saraf, Associate Professor of STS, MIT

Info: Peter Thorsheim, Professor of History, UNC Charlotte
Anne Berg, Associate Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
Michael Kim, Professor of Korean Studies, Yonsei University
Chair: Ian Kumekawa, Lecturer in History, MIT

Info: Lunch provided for all in Hayden Courtyard

Info: Joshua Goldstein, Professor of History, USC
Brian Spivey, Postdoctoral Fellow, Australia National University
Julie Klinger, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin
Chair: Victor Seow, Associate Professor of History of Science, Harvard

Info: Informal discussion of discussions from the event and ideation for continued discussion and future collaboration. Takes place in the SHASS Conference Room (16-628).

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The Nexus - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, United States

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