In the second of my 21st Century Permaculture interviews with human ecologists, I spoke to academic Dr Gerry Taylor Aiken about how permaculturalists construct the 'nature' that they claim to work with. We also talk about whether there is a theological aspect to permaculture philosophy and practice.
Gerry teaches at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning at the University of Luxembourg and he researchs the role of community in the transition to low carbon futures.
His doctorate dissertation 'The Production, Practice, and Potential of ‘Community’ in Edinburgh’s Transition Town Network, 2014' was a study of the tensions and relationships between a government scheme to target carbon emissions through community and the grassroots, activist, emergent groups they funded.
Gerry's academic webpage
Along the way we talk about:
Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society (1976) by Raymond Williams
Orientalism (1978) by Edward W. Said
Imagined Geographies
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| Minnie Evans: Designs, Wrightsville Beach (1968) |
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