Katie Kung
Life, uh, finds a way.
I have a BA in French and English literature from Hong Kong and the UK, and I consider myself trained as an intellectual historian in Germany during my MA in Transcultural Studies. Being quinti-lingual, I am always intrigued by how ideas travel, transform and propagate. With an environmental research focus, I am particularly interested in philosophy of time and apocalyptic thinking, while using conceptual history as my tool of investigation. My connection to the environment stems from my upbringing in Hong Kong, where the skyscrapers, the islands and jungles, and a world-class wetland frequented by migratory birds co-exist in all their glory and disturbances. I am also a guardian for two cats and multiple houseplants, all of which are considered ‘invasive species’ in most parts of the world. I was a Muay Thai fighter, and now a stroke survivor.
Publications:
Kung, Katie; Teixeira, Leonardo H.; Travassos-Britto, Bruno; Eser, Uta; Santana, Carlos Gray (2024):
“Embracing change: Invasive species and novel ecosystems”
GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Volume 33, Number 1, 2024, pp. 152-157(6)
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/oekom/gaia/2024/00000033/00000001/art00008
Montana, Jasper; Heger, Tina; Kelz, Rosine; Bischoff, Armin; Buitenwerf, Rob; Eser, Uta; Kung, Katie; Sattler, Julia; Schweiger, Andreas H.; Searle, Adam; Teixeira, Leonardo H.; Travassos-Britto, Bruno; Higgs, Eric (2024):
“From novel ecosystems to novel natures”
GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Volume 33, Number 1, 2024, pp. 146-151(6)
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/oekom/gaia/2024/00000033/00000001/art00007
Katie Kung is sponsored by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
Contact: katie.kung@rcc.lmu.de
While the idea of ‘invasive species’ should not be simply reduced to commonsensical and unquestionable, our obligation to care for the fast-changing world due to myriad anthropogenic activities also renders difficult decisions that translate into suffering, violence, and murder at times necessary; those decisions are care itself and care is troubled.
Troubled Care: Invasive Species in a More-than-Human World
While the idea of ‘invasive species’ should not be simply reduced to commonsensical and unquestionable, our obligation to care for the fast-changing world due to myriad anthropogenic activities also renders difficult decisions that translate into suffering, violence, and murder at times necessary; those decisions are care itself and care is troubled.