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This seminar will be presented by Dr Tao Leigh Goffe, <\/strong>Hunter College, City University of New York. Tao will be discussing the book Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the Caribbean as a case study, Tao Leigh Goffe traces the vibrant and complex history of the islands back to 1492 and the arrival of Christopher Columbus when the Caribbean became the subject of Western exploitation. Dark Laboratory takes hopeful and galvanising teachings from the islands communities to offer illuminating solutions to the ecological crisis. From guano to sugarcane, coral bleaching to invasive mongoose populations, Dark Laboratory is a lyrical, vibrant and urgent investigation into the greatest threat facing humanity.


Check out this <\/em>review of the book in the New York Times<\/em><\/a> for more.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Social Life of Climate Change Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Department of Geography and Environment, the Department of Sociology and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These seminars are open to all. If you would like access to any of the upcoming seminars please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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