In conversation with Professor Nick Enfield

Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre

The Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC) uses innovative and collaborative approaches to problem solving within the humanities and social sciences and beyond.

Episodes

  1. Thom van Dooren: Field philosopher and storyteller

    16/11/2020

    Thom van Dooren: Field philosopher and storyteller

    In this episode, Professor Nick Enfield talks to Thom van Dooren, Associate Professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2017-2021) in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies and the Sydney Environment Institute at the University of Sydney, and a Professor II at the Oslo School of Environmental Humanities, University of Oslo. Thom’s research is based in the broad interdisciplinary field of the environmental humanities, with particular grounding in environmental philosophy, cultural studies, and science and technology studies. His research and writing focuses on some of the many philosophical, ethical, cultural, and political issues that arise in the context of species extinctions and human entanglements with threatened species and places. Read Thom's publications: van Dooren, T. (2019). The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds. New York: Columbia University Press. van Dooren, T. (2014). Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction. New York: Columbia University Press. van Dooren, T. (2012). Vulture. London: Reaktion Books For more information about SSSHARC, visit our website: bit.ly/38u5USV.

    1h 5m
  2. Amy Conley Wright: Researching permanency in out-of-home care

    12/10/2020

    Amy Conley Wright: Researching permanency in out-of-home care

    In this episode, Professor Nick Enfield talks to Amy Conley Wright, Associate Professor of Social Work and Policy Studies and Director of the Research Centre for Children and Families. Amy leads applied research that builds evidence about children and their best interests in child protection and out-of-home care systems, through engagement with government and service providers. Read Amy's recent publication: Gen, S., Conley Wright, A. (2020). Nonprofits in policy advocacy: Their strategies and stories. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. For more information about SSSHARC, visit our website: bit.ly/38u5USV.

    53 min
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