At the End of the World - Post-Apocalytpic Space Imaginaries
A half-day conference of presentations and panel discussion.
There are advanced, concrete plans to establish space stations on the Moon and Mars, and to set up mining industries on asteroids and other celestial bodies. Countries new to the space race, as well as private industry, are now competing to achieve these goals.
Meantime, deadly asteroids travel at high speed straight towards Earth, and an accelerating climate and ecological crisis might soon make Earth uninhabitable. The dream of future human life on other planets clearly connects to apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic traditions. If life on Earth perishes in a global cataclysm, humanity could survive, one hopes, in a post-apocalyptic civilization on another planet.
Conference Schedule:
16:15 Introduction: David Dunér
16:20 ”China in Space”: Johan Lagerkvist
16:40 ”Mars exploration”: Sandra Siljeström
17:00 ”Terraforming and colonialization of Mars”: Erik Persson
17:20 Discussion. Chair: David Dunér
17:30 Coffee break
18:00 Panel on“Post-Apocalyptic Space Imaginaries”: Johan Lagerkvist, Erik Persson, & Sandra Siljeström. Chair: David Dunér
18:45 Conclusion
When:
26 november 2024 16:15 till 19:00
Where:
LUX: C126