Episode 10: Temporal Resistances

Keri and Michel talk about temporal violence, temporal politics and temporal resistance with three scholars working in land rights, transition disputes and disability rights in the UK, Colombia and South Africa. 

Hosts and Guests

• Keri Facer (Professor of Educational and Social Futures, University of Bristol, UK)
• Michel Alhadeff-Jones (Executive Director, Sunkhronos Institute, Switzerland)
• Alison Oldfield (Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of BRistol)
• Heila Sisitka (Distinguished Research Chair, Environmental Learning Research Centre, Rhodes University, South Africa) 
• Astrid Ulloa (Professor of Anthropology, National University of Colombia)

Summary

In this episode, Keri and Michel talk with critical educators Heila Lotz Sisitka and Alison Oldfield and activist anthropologist Astrid Ulloa, about the relationship between time, politics and temporal justice. They explore how sensing into the complexities of the present in South Africa may open up spaces for new possibility knowledges to create just energy transitions; how colonial temporalities are being used (and resisted) in Indigenous territories in Colombia; and how disabled activists are making the case for ‘crip time’ to fundamentally rethink the temporal politics of engagement and consultation in relation to climate transition in the UK. 

References & Resources Mentioned

• Alison Kafer’s book: ‘Feminist, Queer, Crip’ 
• Arturo Escobar’s  books referenced are: ‘Beyond Development’ and ‘Pluriversal Design’ (see also interview with Arturo in podcast 2 in this series)
• David Rooney book: ‘About Time: A history of civilisation in 12 clocks’ 
• Deborah Bird-Rose (on multispecies knots of time) 
• Michelle Bastian (see episode 3 this series) 
• One Ocean Hub (ancestral time / seismic activity court case - https://oneoceanhub.org/i-took-my-ancestors-to-the-united-nations-and-shared-why-storytelling-is-the-sacred-medicine-ocean-governance-needs/)
• References to Frida Buhre, Matthew Scobie and Catherine Dussault’s paper on ‘Time Back & Indigenous Temporalities’ (Time & Society)

External Links

• The Times of a Just Transition - Global Convening Programme: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/the-times-of-a-just-transition/ 
• Sunkhronos Institute: https://www.sunkhronos.org/
• The Temporal Imagination: https://www.temporalimagination.org

 The Temporal Imagination Podcast is supported by

• British Academy “The Times of a Just Transition” Global Convening Programme
• Sunkhronos Institute
• The School of Education, University of Bristol
• The Sarchi Chair in Global Change and Social Learning, Rhodes University

 Credits

• Hosts: Michel Alhadeff-Jones & Keri Facer
• Audio/video editing: Sarah Van Borek, Michel Alhadeff-Jones, Keri Facer
• Artwork: Harriet Hand
• Music: Briony Greenhill, “Die Every Day” 
• Recorded and edited with Riverside.fm and Adobe Premiere

To watch the video recording of this podcast (which includes closed captions), go to: https://www.youtube.com/@institutsunkhronos/podcasts