The Transdisciplinary Italian Seminar (Italian Studies - LCL Department)

with the Department of Marine Sciences (UConn, Avery Point),

and UConn Reads, Office of the Provost

in the context of 2020-2021 thematic focus on

Environmental Justice and Human Rights

are pleased to invite you to

"Swimming in Microplastics? Pictures from the Adriatic Sea"

a talk by

Martina Capriotti, Ph.D. (UConn, Avery Point)

PLASTIC POLLUTION in the ocean is becoming a real threat for marine life and for the Anthropocene itself. The microscopic form of plastic has been found everywhere, impacting living beings at different levels. This is an issue that should concern the humanities, as it is a product of human civilization and is a threat to its well-being and future. In this talk, Dr. Capriotti will explain how plastic and microplastic pollution are affecting the sea, and particularly the Italian waters where she was born and that she studied, the Adriatic Sea.

MARTINA CAPRIOTTI is an Italian marine biologist, from San Benedetto del Tronto, an Adriatic seaside town. She used to study microplastic and chemical pollution in Adriatic Sea, back in Italy. She is a 2018 National Geographic explorer and a 2018 SKY Ocean Rescue Scholar. Martina is currently a postdoc researcher at the Dept. of Marine Sciences – UConn, where she studies the feeding physiology of marine suspension feeders, like bivalves and ascidians.

The event is cosponsored by the UConn Reads Mini Grant program. Twenty undergraduate students attending the talk will receive a free e-copy of Amitav Ghosh, The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (2016). Contact andrea.celli@uconn.edu for a copy.

MEETING INFORMATION

Meeting link: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m9f5adf88b6230d1690e12c3e179e5787

Meeting number: 120 205 5189

Password: ILCS

Contact:

andrea.celli@uconn.edu