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Wisdom of the Mountains and Q&A with Frederik van Oudenhoven

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August 25, 2017

Monday August 28th we will be screening 'Wisdom of the Mountain' at Movie W. This movie screening will be part of the Regreening week. The Regreening week is an effort by the Green Active Network to give interested students the opportunity to get to know the different organizations that are part of it. The documentary follows the experiences of Frederik van Oudenhoven engaging in ethnobiological research. Originally, he went to the region to research fruit cultivar diversity for Biodiversity International, but soon found that this approach did not encompass the complex interrelatedness of the culture, traditions, agriculture and cuisine.

Frederik van Oudenhoven will be joining us to share his five year experience with the Pamir people on the Tajikistan - Afghanistan border. Pamir communities survive in isolated mountain regions through self sufficient ways of life based on traditional ecological knowledge. Increasingly, globalization corrodes these traditions with a ripple effect on the culture and ecology. Daan Jongbloed's documentary presents these processes in this forgotten corner of the world.

The documentary follows the experiences of Frederik van Oudenhoven engaging in ethnobiological research. Originally, Frederik van Oudenhoven went to the region to research fruit cultivar diversity for Biodiversity International, but soon found that this approach did not encompass the complex interrelatedness of the culture, traditions, agriculture and cuisine. Frederik co-authored the award-winning cookbook 'With Our Own Hands' which preserves traditional cultural and ecological knowledge. The books are trilingual, so they could be given back to the communities which helped give birth to the book.

During this evening, we will explore the effects of globalization and politics, the role of food in cultural preservation and biodiversity loss, as well as discuss various approaches to ethnobiological research.

We look forward to having you join us!

Entry: 5 euro
Tickets will be sold from 19:30 - 20:00