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Department of Spatial Planning

RAM Colloquium with Reed Kurtz

Start: End: Location: GBIII/214
We are looking forward to host Reed Kurtz (Purdue University) for a talk discussing the question 'What is a climate strike?'

Title: What is a climate strike?

Time and venue: Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 10:30 am CEST; GBIII/214 and online on Zoom (hybrid)

Registration via: Google Forms

The Zoom link will be shared with all registered participants closer to the event.

Abstract:

The concept of the “climate strike” has captivated activists and observers, heralded by Collins Dictionary as word of the year in 2019, amid movements like Ende Gelände, Greta Thunberg's school strike for climate, and Extinction Rebellion/Just Stop Oil. In this talk, I provide an original conceptualisation and definition of the “climate strike”, towards the end of clarifying the role and strategic value of direct action in the struggle against capitalogenic global warming and the political and spatial production of climate justice.

Speaker bio:

Dr Kurtz is a Senior Lecturer of Environmental Politics in the Department of Politics at Purdue University in the US. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Ohio State University in 2019, where he was a postdoctoral researcher prior to his current position. His research and teaching interests centre on the politics of climate change and climate justice.

Portrait of Reed Kurtz © Reed Kurtz​/​Purdue University