In collaboration with Msheireb Museums, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is hosting a forum on “Global Energy Cultures: How Energy Shapes our Everyday Lives.” Every aspect of our contemporary lives is shaped by energy; societies are fully dependent on the accessibility and availability of energy products, whether in the form of hydrocarbons or alternative energy sources. At the intersection of academic and artistic perspectives, scholars, artists, and practitioners engage in discussions around the broad theme of “energy.”
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In collaboration with Msheireb Museums, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is hosting a forum on “Global Energy Cultures: How Energy Shapes our Everyday Lives.” Every aspect of our contemporary lives is shaped by energy; societies are fully dependent on the accessibility and availability of energy products, whether in the form of hydrocarbons or alternative energy sources. At the intersection of academic and artistic perspectives, scholars, artists, and practitioners engage in discussions around the broad theme of “energy.”
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May 28, 2024
Artist Talk: Victor Ehikhamenor
<p>Artist Talk with Victor Ehikhamenor, GUQ Artist-in-Residence</p> <p><br></p> <p>This conversation was moderated by Dr. Safwan Masri, Dean of Georgetown University in Qatar.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In our effort to offer both academic and artistic perspectives related to energy, Georgetown University in Qatar offered its first artist-in-residence position to Victor Ehikhamenor, a Nigerian-American multidisciplinary visual artist and writer known for his vibrant and incisive works that engage with energy humanities and postcolonial politics. This is an innovative appointment driven by our commitment to foster meaningful connections between art and the humanities–whether in the curriculum, in research, or in practice–and to create opportunities for our community to engage with art on a daily basis. Over a two-week period, Ehikhamenor created the original artwork <em>For Those Who Slept in the Dark with Identifiable Ghosts</em>, which was exhibited at GUQ’s “Global Energy Cultures” forum in Msheireb Museums. </p>
May 28, 2024
Artist Talk: Daniel Crawford
<p>Artist Talk with Daniel Crawford, Research Scientist, University of Alaska – Anchorage (music composed in 2015, updated 2023, using scientific data)</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Planetary Bands, Warming World </em>was composed using scientific data from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Surface Temperature Analysis, GISSTEMP v4). This is a composition for string quartet in which the notes played by each instrument directly correspond to the annual temperatures of 4 discrete “bands” of the Northern Hemisphere dating back to 1880 C.E. The pitches played by the violins represent the northernmost regions of our planet, while the viola and cello respectively “perform” the temperatures of regions closer to the equator. Scientists have been sounding the alarm about the climate crisis for decades, yet the skepticism that remains in the public and among policymakers suggests that new avenues of communication are needed. Climate scientists have typically relied on maps, graphs, and raw numbers to reach the public, so here we present a “sonification” of the global temperature series to present the scope, geography, and urgency of climate change in a different way: through music! We often think of the sciences and the arts as completely separate—almost like opposites—but using music to share these data is just as scientifically valid as plotting lines on a graph. Listening to the violin climb almost the entire range of the instrument is incredibly effective at illustrating the magnitude of change—particularly in the Arctic which has warmed more than any other part of the planet.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Musicians: </strong>Doha String Quartet, Members of <a href="https://qatarphilharmonicorchestra.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra</strong></a>:</p> <ul> <li>Lorena Manescu (violin)</li> <li>Dimitri Torchinsky (violin)</li> <li>Andrea Mereuta (viola)</li> <li>Christoph Schmitz (cello)</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>The Music Program:</strong></p> <ul> <li>“Planetary Bands, Warming World” Daniel Crawford</li> <li>“Gute Nacht” from Winterreise by Franz Schubert</li> <li>“The Storm” from “Summer” by Antonio Vivaldi</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Performance Details:</strong> Sunday, December 10, 2023, 4:45pm-6:00pm,<strong> </strong>open courtyard, Mohammed bin Jassem House, Msheireb Museums.</p>
May 28, 2024
Decolonizing Energy: Palestine and Beyond
<p>This panel addresses the colonial legacies of the spatial and historical development of energy systems in the Global South, with a particular focus on Palestine, while foregrounding ecopolitical visions of “taking back power” and making energy justice an essential element of the decolonial project.</p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Sami Hermez, Northwestern University in Qatar, Moderator</li> <li>Noura Alkhalili, Radboud Universiteit</li> <li>Muna Dajani, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK</li> <li>Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestine Natural History Museum</li> </ul>
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