Critical Pathways Lecture - Queer Agrarian Sustainability: Look Back, Looking Forward

On 21 May, Critical Pathways presents a lecture by dr. Michaela Hoffelmeyer (University of Wisconsin-Madison) on queer agrarian sustainability. The lecture will be followed by drinks. 

In this seminar, dr. Hoffelmeyer will “look back” at the growing field of queer agroecology to discuss the existing research findings and theorizing related to sexuality and sustainability through the efforts of queer farms. Then dr. Hoffelmeyer will “look forward” at the potential pathways for research to broaden existing engagement in sustainable futurity through queer agrarian efforts. 

After the lecture, dr. ir. Janwillem Liebrand (International Development Studies) will act as respondent.

Michaela Hoffmeyer

Dr Michaela Hoffelmeyer is an assistant professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr Hoffelmeyer’s work seeks to understand how various groups access agricultural resources and how structural inequalities influence food production and environmental sustainability. They have published related research in peer-reviewed journals, including Rural Sociology, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development, and Journal of Agromedicine. Additionally, Dr. Hoffelmeyer has book chapters on the topic of Opening Windows: Society of Natural Resources Decade State of Knowledge and in the Routledge Handbook for Gender and Agriculture with forthcoming chapters in Nourishing Food Justice and Women and Smallholder Farming: Addressing Global Inequities in Agriculture.