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"Falling in Love with Nature: The Values of Latinx Catholic Environmentalism" Book Talk with Amanda Baugh

In Falling in Love with Nature, Amanda J. Baugh tells the story of American environmentalism through a focus on Spanish-speaking Catholics, shedding light on environmental actors who have been hidden in plain sight. While dominant narratives about environmental activism include minorities, primarily in the realm of environmental racism and injustice, Baugh demonstrates that minority communities are not merely victims of environmental problems. They can be active agents who express love for nature based on inherited family traditions and close relationships with the land.

Lecture: The Chan Fund for Asian Studies presents Sherpa Lived Experiences of Climate Change

In August of 2024, Khumbu in northeastern Nepal suffered a devastating glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) that destroyed one of the oldest Sherpa settlements and damaged several houses downstream. Multiple families lost their land and livelihood. A month later, heavy rain flooding further damaged houses, trails, and bridges with continual impact to the lives of the people in the region. As a result of unpredictable weather patterns, the arrival of thousands of seasonal tourists in October was disrupted, disseminating the tourism industry on which the region heavily relies.

A Conversation with Journalist Patt Morrison ’74 and AirTalk Host Larry Mantle

It’s time to celebrate Patt Morrison ’74, longtime LA Times journalist, Occidental alumna, Emmy winner, Golden Mike winner, and now Society of Professionals Journalists Greater Los Angeles chapter Distinguished Journalist. Larry Mantle, host of AirTalk on LAist (formerly KPCC) since 1985, will lead the conversation about Patt’s iconic career. 

Hyper-Visible Black Bodies: The Case of France's General Dumas

Professor Arthur Saint-Aubin’s talk will examine the curious fate of French general Thomas-Alexandre Dumas in order to explore the tension and ambiguity at the core of certain representations by black male subjects of their physical bodies and bodily experiences. Professor Saint-Aubin will read excerpts from a military report—written by Dumas and submitted to the French government in 1802—as a way to reflect on masculine identities and as a way to think about a specific mode of black resistance and struggle.