The Circular Industries Talks are organized every second Wednesday at the Circular Industries Hub. In this edition, Ksenia Fedorova, assistant professor at Leiden University Center for the Arts in Society (LUCAS), talks about creative visions for regenerative futures. Curious for more? Take a look at the recording at the bottom of this page.
The transition from sustainability (neutralizing human impact on the environment) towards regeneration (restoring the land’s and social systems’ self-reinforcing and resilience capacities) implies a fundamental cultural and ideological paradigm shift. Creative thinkers, artists and designers offer a plethora of perspectives to stimulate new visions and concrete ideas for biophilic and equitable innovation. Ranging from critique and speculative scenarios to constructive solutions, they can serve as inspiration to overcome the current impasses in our collective imaginary and enliven the potential for life-affirming futures.
Fedorova concluded that we need theory (and thus we need the humanities):
- To analyze, to criticize, to disrupt, to expose
- To empower, to fight social injustice, to enhance diversity
- To start (grassroots) activism in order to reclaim agency.
There are many creative ways to locate these questions on the ground.
Curious about the whole story? Listen to Ksenia Fedorova in the Circular Industries talks.
The Circular Industries talks
The goal of the Circular Industries talks is to share knowledge across Leiden, Delft and Erasmus and to complement and deepen the knowledge already available within the Circular Industries Hub. The talks are organized on Wednesday morning from 10:00 to 11:00. The talks are online (Microsoft Teams).