The University of Kansas is bringing mycologist and author Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian to Lawrence for a free lecture, plus two events exploring local ecosystems.
Ononiwu Kaishian is curator of mycology at the New York State Museum, a faculty member with the Bard Prison Initiative, and co-founder of the International Congress of Armenian Mycologists for defending Armenian sovereignty and biodiversity.
She studies philosophy of science, queer ecology and queer theory, and how scientific disciplines are influenced by sociopolitical landscapes. Learn more about her work at this link.
Ononiwu Kaishian is coming to Lawrence for KU’s biannual Kenneth Spencer Lecture. The event will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Event tickets are free but limited; reserve yours at this link.
Ononiwu Kaishian’s title, “Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature,” marries natural history writing with memoir and “presents approaches to knowing and being in kinship with plants, animals and fungi that expand upon systems of classification and naming,” according to a KU news release.
Ononiwu Kaishian will co-lead two additional events focused on local ecology. Both outings have limited capacity, so people who are interested should register by emailing thecommons@ku.edu and indicating which event they’re interested in.
Here are the event details:
• Courtney King, Peoria and Miami, will lead a tour at Haskell Wetlands with Ononiwu Kaishian starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. King is the program and land stewardship manager for the USDA-NIFA Tribal College Equity Grant at Haskell Indian Nations University and a KU graduate student.
• Ononiwu Kaishian and Sheena Parsons, KU Field Station manager, will lead a Spring Ephemerals Walk starting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 8 at the Rice Woodland Trail at Baldwin Woods.
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