On Thursday, December 14, 2023 , the32ndGéo’rizon© Symposium will be held , organized by the Department of Geography & Planning atthe Faculty of Sciences and Mountain Studies (UFR Sciences et Montagne ) of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB).
The event, dedicated to indigenous peoples, will take place on the Jacob-Bellecombette campus, in Lecture Hall 19 000.
On the agenda
8:30–9:50 a.m.
Approaching Indigenousness from a Geographer’s Perspective: Challenges and Perspectives (the Case of Chile)
by Bastien SEPULVEDA, Ph.D. in Geography, Associate Researcher at UMR 119 SENS, University of Rouen
10:15 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Indigenous Counter-Cartographies: Decolonizing Imaginaries and Territories
by Fabrice DUBERTRET, Ph.D. in Geography, Postdoctoral Researcher, UR Eco-Development, INRAE Avignon
1:45 PM – 3:05 PM
Indigeneity and “Indigenous Peoples”: Political Categories Put to the Test by Scientific Practices and Individual Socialization (The Case of Greenland)
by Marine DUC, Ph.D. in Geography, Assistant Professor, Laboratory for the Comparative Analysis of Power, Gustave Eiffel University (Marne-la-Vallée)
3:25 PM – 4:45 PM
Vulnerable or Protected? Indigenous Territories, Legal Mechanisms, and Economic Development in Brazil and the United States
by François-Michel LE TOURNEAU, Research Director in Geography, UMR 8586 PRODIG, CNRS/Panthéon-Sorbonne University
4:55–5:30 p.m. Panel discussion featuring the speakers
Indigenities: Decolonizing Representations
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- Admission is free with prior registration through Lionel Laslaz