Imre Szeman is Director of the Institute for Environment, Conservation, and Sustainability and Professor of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He teaches and conducts research in energy humanities, environmental studies, and social and political philosophy. He is the co-founder of the Petrocultures Research Group, a member of the International Panel on Behavior Change, and a fellow of the Canadian International Council.
About ImreImre works with the IPBC to develop in-depth reports presenting multidisciplinary, state of the art behavioural indicators, drivers and obstacles to societal, economic and environmental change and adaptation, as well as punctual reports on specific themes. These documents will be geared towards all stakeholders in environmental change, including civil society, government and the private sector.
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Bringing together Szeman’s most important and influential essays in the field of energy humanities, in dialogue with exciting new pieces written for the book, On Petrocultures investigates ever-evolving circuits of power in the contemporary world, as manifested in struggles over space and belonging, redefinitions of work and individual autonomy, and the deep links between energy use and climate change.
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