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SUMMARY:African Studies Brown Bag Series: Scott Burnett
DESCRIPTION:\nNot all environmentalisms are good environmentalisms\, and
this is nowhere more true than in what some scholars are calling the “S
econd Scramble for Africa". Neoliberal conservation land grabs\, mining
rare earth minerals for green energy transitions\, and a number of other
factors mean that not all 'green' action has a positive value. Offering
a critical framework for discourse analysts to get to the heart of this
specific complexity\, Burnett’s new book (Bloomsbury\, 2026) studies th
e key discursive moves in environmentalist discourses that perpetuate so
cial inequality\, putting forward an alternate socioecological approach
to avoiding these pitfalls.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.e
du/event/afr-brown-bag-series-scott-burnett/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Not all environ
mentalisms are good environmentalisms, and this is nowhere more true tha
n in what some scholars are calling the “Second Scramble for Africa". Ne
oliberal conservation land grabs, mining rare earth minerals for green e
nergy transitions, and a number of other factors mean that not all 'gree
n' action has a positive value. Offering a critical framework for discou
rse analysts to get to the heart of this specific complexity, Burnett’s
new book (Bloomsbury, 2026) studies the key discursive moves in environm
entalist discourses that perpetuate social inequality, putting forward a
n alternate socioecological approach to avoiding these pitfalls.
F
or more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/afr-brown-bag-ser
ies-scott-burnett/
LOCATION:335 Willard Building
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