On Nov 5th, the authors of From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland will be joining to talk about their book: challenging eco-modern and techno-solutionist approaches, the book links narratives of sustainability with colonial histories and uneven development, arguing that tech-driven transitions replicate exploitative patterns of imperial capitalism. Using Ireland as a focal point, the authors show how the history and depth of the country’s postcolonial dependency on multinational investment, especially US technology companies, including arms companies.

This talk will be accompanied by a short film screening by Roisin Agnew: Bog Communism

Part film essay part mock recruitment video, this micro short explores resistance to data centres in Ireland via archive footage and Unreal Engine.