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Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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Brooch Clams & Hairy Mussels: Victorian Origins of the Ocean Crisis

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Department of Anthropology
Location
Gregory Hall, Rm 307
Date
Nov 20, 2024   4:00 pm  
Speaker
Gillen Wood
Contact
Emily Metzner
E-Mail
metzner2@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

Professor Gillen Wood recreates the HMS Challenger's pioneering oceanographic expedition to colonial Australia in 1874. Victorian-era Sydney Harbor offers a case study in early industrial marine exploitation and “shifting baseline syndrome,” where lost species and their habitats are erased from cultural memory. Only recovered consciousness of these losses can open the possibility for real-world, biophysical restoration.

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