Please welcome Eben Kirksey as the speaker for this CEH Talk where he will tell us about his new book (in press) “Thinking With Viruses: How they shape our minds, bodies, and societies in symbiosis”. Eben is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford where he teaches Medical Anthropology and Human Ecology. He earned his PhD at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and helped found one of the world's first Environmental Humanities programs at UNSW Sydney in Australia.

The event is for free. Coffee and tea will be provided.

Abstract

Viruses play a role in memory formation. They also shape our social relationships, sexual proclivities, financial markets, ecological communities, and the atmosphere. Thinking with Viruses offers a broad reappraisal of concepts like individuality, consciousness, harmony, and symbiosis. Learn how to spread good viruses and live with unwanted infections.