Abstract
In recent decades, Bogotá, Colombia has gained a global reputation for its initiatives to grow and support bicycle use in its transportation system. Bicycles now play a central role in the city's urban sustainability imaginaries and policies. In this talk, cultural anthropologist Luis Vivanco discusses how bicycle advocates and officials involved in mobility and environmental politics are shaping and contesting what it means to contribute to positive urban change through everyday use of the bicycle.
 
Brief bio
Luis Vivanco is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Humanities Center at the University of Vermont (U.S.A). He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University in Cultural Anthropology. A widely published scholar in anthropology and environmental studies, his research focuses on the cultural and political dimensions of environmental social movements, wildlife films, and urban bicycle activism.

All are welcome to attend. However, if you would like a free sandwich to enjoy during this seminar, please RSVP to ceh@cas.au.dk indicating whether you would prefer a vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free sandwich no later than April 5, at 16:00.