學術活動

This event is to organize a contemporary debate on social and chemical affinities by reader of Peter Adey’s “Air Affinities: Geopolitics, Chemical Affect and the Force of the Elemental” (in Dialogue in Human Geography 2015). The article written by Adey is regarded as a most cutting-edge conceptual publication that brings volume geography, chemical geography, and political and social geography together to understand complex physical and spiritual entanglement between human and air, sky, wind and atmosphere. Participants are expected to read the article prior to the event and bring at least one empirical story or theoretical question as a basis for discussion.
本場次由Professor Woon帶領大家一起討論物質親密性的主題，敬請與會同學先行閱讀Adey, P. (2015). Air’s affinities: Geopolitics, chemical affect and the force of the elemental. Dialogues in Human Geography, 5(1), 54–75. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043820614565871 這篇文章，將以中文討論方式進行本場次。（本場次採計地理系研究生演講時數）

Chih Yuan WOON is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. His research interests include geographies of peace and nonviolence, postcolonial geographies and issues related to war, security and terrorism. Currently, he is examining the geopolitical implications of China's 'rise', contextualizing such debates through the 'Belt and Road' Initiative as well as China's ongoing interest and interventions in the Arctic region.