Agenda

Conference "Materiality at the Intersection of Ecology and Religious Studies"

Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
May 21 — 23, 2024

The conference is organized by the Giorgio Cini Foundation (the Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilisations and Spiritualities), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (THE NEW INSTITUTE Centre for Environmental Humanities – NICHE, the Center for the Study of Lived Religion, and the Department of Asian and North African Studies), University College Dublin (Irish Research Council Government of Ireland), and Harvard Divinity School (Center for the Study of World Religions).

In this international and interdisciplinary conference, we aim to explore the literary, philosophical, anthropological, and political aspects of an ecological rematerialization of religions and spiritualities, in dialogue with the ever-growing academic production related to the connection between religious thought and environmental practice.

The conference will be conducted in English.

Download the conference program here.

Free admission until seats are filled, with mandatory registration on Eventbrite:

Registration for the Conference "Materiality at the Intersection of Ecology and Religious Studies," May 21 – 23, 2024

Registration for the film screening "Lagunaria" at Cinema Giorgione, May 22, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

For inquiries about seat availability, please contact:
civilta.comparate@cini.it