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SUMMARY:Landing Sites: David Attenborough Edition
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DESCRIPTION:Sir David Attenborough turned 100 on 8 May 2026. Over this cent
	ury\, our planet\nhas undergone an extraordinary transformation and now si
	ts at the edge of\ncollapse\, facing the existential risk of planetary des
	truction. So what does the\nsoothing\, huggable baritone of David Attenbor
	ough have to do with it?\n\nIn this edition of Landing Sites we take a cri
	tical look at his work. Using his\nearly series Zoo Quest (1954-1963) [htt
	ps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_Quest] as\na starting point\, we'll trace h
	ow nature documentary-making is entangled with\nimperial and colonial proc
	esses\, and how his voice and way of storytelling\ncreates a false separat
	ion from nature. \n\nWhat does it mean to speak in the voice of Attenborou
	gh? What power do stories\nabout nature hold? How are they constructed\, a
	nd who gets erased from these\nstories? How do they shape human–nature rel
	ationships?\n\nPlease join us in our reading group sessions by signing up 
	via the form. \n\nDuring each session we will read short text extracts\, w
	atch video material\, and\nlisten closely to Attenborough's voice. No prep
	aration or prior experience is\nneeded\, we go through the material togeth
	er and share informally about what\ncomes up from doing so. 
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/landing-sites-david-attenborough-editio
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LOCATION:Officina Corpuscoli - 484B\, Egelantiersgracht\, Jordaan\, Centrum
	\, Amsterdam\, Noord-Holland\, Nederland\, 1015 RR\, Nederland
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CATEGORIES:colonialism,documentary,reading
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Sir David Attenborough turned 100 on 8 May 
	2026. Over this century, our planet has undergone an extraordinary transfo
	rmation and now sits at the edge of collapse, facing the existential risk 
	of planetary destruction. So what does the soothing, huggable baritone of 
	David Attenborough have to do with it?</p><p>In this edition of Landing Si
	tes we take a critical look at his work. Using his early series <a href="h
	ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_Quest" target="_blank"><em><u>Zoo Quest</
	u></em><u> (1954-1963)</u></a> as a starting point, we'll trace how nature
	 documentary-making is entangled with imperial and colonial processes, and
	 how his voice and way of storytelling creates a false separation from nat
	ure.&nbsp;</p><p>What does it mean to speak in the voice of Attenborough? 
	What power do stories about nature hold? How are they constructed, and who
	 gets erased from these stories? How do they shape human–nature relationsh
	ips?</p><p><strong>Please join us in our reading group sessions by signing
	 up via the form.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>During each session we will read sh
	ort text extracts, watch video material, and listen closely to Attenboroug
	h's voice. No preparation or prior experience is needed, we go through the
	 material together and share informally about what comes up from doing so.
	&nbsp;</p>
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