PCF Talk #58 – Agenda Monthly Meeting – Hybrid
This is a hybrid event, please join in person, or via the zoom link below!
Theme: Everyday Infrastructures (PCF Thematic Research Group)
14:00 - 14:20
Introduction of the Day:
In Memory of our dear friend and colleague, Sabine Luning who is sadly no longer with us.
I Public Event
14:20- 15:20
Presenter: Alessandro Rippa
Title of Presentation: A World in Amber: Trade, Infrastructure Development, and the State at China's Borderlands
This talk introduces the first chapter of an ongoing book project on amber's global circulations across both commerce and science. It recounts how I first encountered amber, in the rubble of development at China's borderlands, in the trading enclave of Tengchong. The talk explores the remaining material traces of past trade routes, and how these legacies continue to shape both everyday spaces and current and future infrastructure projects. Through amber, I unearth a story of trans-national connections: one that is shaping how the Chinese state is perceived and performed at the China-Burma borderlands. I also introduce the figure of the burst, to bridge amber's political economy and its political geology.
15:20 - 15:30
Break
II PCF Community Engagement
15:30 - 16:30
Group Discussion on "Methodological Frictions"
Moderators: John Hanna (TU Delft, PCF) and Costanza Franceschini (Leiden University, PCF)
More info tba
16:30 - 16:40
Break
III PCF lighthouse projects and new opportunities
16:40 - 17:00
TBA