Soy in the anthropocene
We live in a world of soy. Nearly all of us consume the bean in some form, again and again – either directly, as tofu in a veggie burger, or indirectly, as a piece of pork on the grill. Since the main sites of consumption and production are widely spread, soy's trade routes span the globe. Indeed, the soybean and its by-products, soyoil and soymeal, have emerged as the world's leading agricultural commodity from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century. The global soy web affects large tracts of our planet's ‘socio-nature’ in often devastating ways. Therefore, soy has become a decisive factor of the anthropocene, the age of human-made nature.
The conference discusses how soy emerged from a regional food crop to a global cash crop in the 150-years era of globalization. An interdisciplinary and international group of scholars addresses the topic from a holistic perspective, including socio-economic (commodity chains, labor relations, business strategies etc.), socio-political (state policies, international relations, civic movements, etc.), and socio-natural dimensions (plant breeding, farm technology, deforestation, etc.). Against the backdrop of developments in the past, soy's ambivalent role in transitions to a more sustainable future will be discussed.
Program
date, time and venue
November 3, 2021
from 09:00 AM - 07:30 PM (CET)
(GLOBAL TIME ZONE CONVERTER)
on site:
Small Festive Hall, University of Vienna,
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna
2.5G proof required / approach to the venue no later than 15 minutes prior to the starting time
on-line:
via access link (see below)
Registration
Registration is mandatory for the participation of this event. You will have to comply with COVID-19 measures at the time of the event (see below for more information)
On-line participation
Link for virtual participation (Event will be visible on November 3, 2021): https://www.oeaw.ac.at/veranstaltungen/live
COVID-19 measures on site
- Admittance requires proof of 2.5G, i.e. vaccinated, recovered, PCR-tested (NO antigen tests are accepted!) and official ID (e.g. passport, driving license...)
- A separate registration form has to be filled by each individual participant (even if from the same household)!
- DO NOT approach the venue if you feel sick (you may use the virtual attendance option in such case)
- In case of restriction of the maximum number of on-site participants due to COVID-19 measures, we use the first-come-first-serve principle. Issued registration confirmations may lose validity in such cases (You will be notified if this concerns your registration)
- Further information (in German): https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeaw/presse/nachrichten/sicherheitsmassnahmen-an-oeaw-einrichtungen