Category Archives: ecology

Going Viral: A Coronavirus Diary

by michaelc Posted on 23 April 2020

Coronavirus brings globalisation into focus by forcing attention onto the different layers of interconnectedness in our twenty-first century world. As the virus spreads around the planet in waves, the pandemic impinges on different social and economic sectors each according to … Continue reading →

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Cultural environmentalism in Leicester

by michaelc Posted on 8 March 2020

A small but fascinating interdisciplinary workshop at the University of Leicester on March 6th, on the theme of environmental justice in Latin America, convened by Paula Serafini, proved a congenial occasion for a screening of ‘Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes’. The … Continue reading →

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Coming soon – Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes (Cuba: Vivir entre ciclones)

by michaelc Posted on 19 October 2019

The Cuba we left behind when we finished shooting Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes in July came under renewed pressure from the North in September. Fresh sanctions by Washington on oil shipments from Venezuela plunged Cuba into a fuel crisis. There … Continue reading →

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