In this talk, Harry Jenkinson will present the concept of Wild Service: a philosophy of reciprocity with our fellow species, made possible through increased human access to nature.
Humans are a nomadic species. For over 95% of our history, we have lived as nomadic hunter gatherers, with nomadism centrally tied to understandings of ecological balance. But when we are politically and culturally restricted from nature, we become unable to take care of it. The Right to Roam movement, of which Harry is a part, calls for public access to the English countryside, 92% of which is inaccessible.
Looking at mobility and ecological reciprocity among Indigenous peoples today, Harry will discuss inspirations for Wild Service and draw upon his ethnographic work among Indigenous peoples in Melanesia and the Arctic. Wild Service offers a renewal of relationships, where we recognise humanity as part of, rather than separate from nature.
Harry will be speaking LIVE in the Daryll Forde, 2nd Floor, UCL Anthropology Dept. Please arrive in good time by 6:30pm before doors close. You can also join us on ZOOM ID 384 186 2174 passcode Wawilak