The Connective

Exploring Sustainability through Spirituality


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Thirza remembers many documentaries ending with a gloomy 'but the earth is changing…' when she grew up. Perhaps it was climate anxiety, before we spoke of any such thing; or, perhaps it was a different feeling: one that doesn't have a name yet. Thirza and fellow program maker Marc, join in conversation with Montserrat about spirituality and earth emotions, in relation to a changing world.

Thirza Snoek and Marc Lamain are program makers in the NEWConnective team. Montserrat Koloffon Rosas is a PhD Candidate at the Institute for Environmental Studies, and specializes in governance and the Sustainable Development Goals. Together they wonder:

  • How can our emotions and spirituality support sustainable development?
  • Do words like 'solastalgia', 'ecoagnosy' and 'mermerosity' hold any potential?
  • How is sustainable discourse shaped by our worldview?
  • Do you want to join the conversation? Then find us during our next On Campus Edition, at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

    The Connective is a production of NEWConnective and VU Campusradio. The song you hear come and go during the episode is 'Winter Tropics' by Jacob Montague; we've acquired the necessary music license at MusicBed.

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