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Presentation By Corey Ross at the University of Bern
How has the transfer of living organisms around the globe shaped agrarian societies, terrestrial environments and, more specifically, the underwater world of the past? Corey Ross addressed these questions in his talk «Aquatic Émigrés: Species Transfers and Inland Waters in colonial and postcolonial Asia» at the University of Bern. The presentation was part of the «Asian Borderlands» conference and took place on 02 September 2024.
In his conference talk, Corey Ross explored the transplantation of aquatic species within and beyond (post-)colonial Asia. In particular, he discussed the motives that drove species transfer and argued that the primary characteristic of such aquatic introductions was the striking lack of knowledge surrounding them, which, on balance, served to facilitate such transfers rather than impede them. His presentation also broached some of the principle effects of species transfers on aquatic ecosystems and the people who rely on them.
The talk was part of the international conference «Asian Borderlands: Cross-Border Exchange and Extraction in Modern History», which explored contemporary research themes such as cross-border mobility/migration, trans-boundary environmental challenges and conflicts, but also aspects of colonialism/post-coloniality and the integration of various Asian regions into the global economy. The event took place on 02-03 September and was hosted by the Department of History at the University of Bern.
Corey Ross is Director of the Institute and Professor for European Global Studies. His expertise focuses on the history of imperialism and global environmental history in the 19th and 20th centuries. His research on the socio-environmental history of Europe’s relations with the rest of the world builds on interdisciplinarity, investigates the global, transimperial and transnational circulation of ideas, goods and people, and aims to highlight perspectives that are relevant to major present-day and future challenges.