The Abounding Queerness of Nature Walking Tour
Time: April 10, 2027, 10:30 a.m. - noon
Location: Oakwood Cemetery
Part of the Syracuse Symposium series.
Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian (New York State Museum) leads participants on a guided walk through Syracuse’s Oakwood Cemetery which is featured throughout her book, Forest Euphoria. Hosted by the Environmental Storytelling Series and the Engaged Humanities Network, Kaishian helps participants discover the abounding queerness found in our shared environment.
RELATED: an evening of readings and discussion, April 9
About the presenter: Currently Curator of Mycology at the New York State Museum, Kaishian's teaching experience ranges from outdoor nature education for children to college level biology courses in maximum security prisons. Her research focuses on fungal taxonomy, diversity, evolution, symbiosis, and ecology, particularly of the less studied fungal groups, such as the insect-associated Laboulbeniales. Kaishian is co-founder of the International Congress of Armenian Mycologists, which seeks to jointly protect Armenian sovereignty and biodiversity. She also studies philosophy of science, queer ecology, and queer theory, exploring how mycology and other scientific disciplines are situated in and informed by our sociopolitical landscape. [photo: patriciakaishian.com]