Decolonizing Environmentalism

Decolonising Environmentalism: A Conversation with Prakash Kashwan

Join us for an evening with Prakash Kashwan, author of Decolonising Environmentalism, for a timely and thought‑provoking discussion on power, justice and environmental action.

Prakash will speak about the book and its key themes, exploring how mainstream environmentalism has been shaped by colonial histories, and why justice‑centred approaches are essential to responding to the climate and ecological crises.The talk will be followed by a Q&A and informal networking, offering space to reflect, connect, and continue conversations with others working across environmental justice, academia, activism and community organising.This event is open to all and welcomes people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

Speaker biography

Prakash Kashwan is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and an affiliated faculty member at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, Waltham.He is the author of Democracy in the Woods: Environmental Conservation and Social Justice in India, Tanzania, and Mexico (Oxford University Press, 2017), editor of Climate Justice in India (Cambridge University Press, 2022), editor of the journal Environmental Politics (Taylor & Francis), and co‑founder of the Climate Justice Network.