ANU School of Sociology Seminar series: "Problematising Water: an experiment on the edges of interdisciplinarity", Dr Nicole Vitellone (University of Liverpool)
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ANU School of Sociology Seminar series: "Problematising Water: an experiment on the edges of interdisciplinarity", Dr Nicole Vitellone (University of Liverpool)
Date: Monday 2 March, 2026 Time: 12 – 1pm (AEST)
Location: RSSS Room 4.69, and Zoom
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/anu-school-of-sociology-seminar-series-dr-nicole-vitellone
Problematising Water: an experiment on the edges of interdisciplinarity
Problematising water: an experiment on the edges of interdisciplinarity is a manifestation of thinking with water across a range of disciplines including urban geography, sociology, anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, and ethnomethodology. In this presentation, Nicole Vitellone will reveal the alliances between Foucault’s concept of problematisation and a new methodological approach for water focused research, as seen through her study of London’s #OneLess Refill water fountain pilot, an intervention to reduce plastic bottled water.
The presentation will be structured around her enquiry and ethnographic methods to investigate #OneLess’ experiment with water, initiated by marine scientists from the Zoological Society of London. Sharing her practice of opening the refill water fountain as a problematic space for collaborating with natural scientists, practitioners and publics engaged in the making and doing of refill, the paper will discuss how Foucault’s concept of problematisation forces a re-thinking of knowledge making practices in environmental research on water.
About the speaker:
Nicole Vitellone is AF Warr Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Law and Social Justice and Co-Director of Centre for Health, Arts, Society & Environment (CHASE) at the University of Liverpool. She is also currently a Visiting Research Scholar at New Centre for Environmental Humanities (NICHE) at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. She recently completed a research monograph Problematising Water: An Experiment on the Edges of Interdisciplinarity, a manifestation of thinking with water across a range of disciplines including human geography, sociology, anthropology, STS, and ethnomethodology. She is currently working on a UKRI funded project on climate change adaptation and mitigation investigating contemporary Indigenous art practices. The project is part of a NFRF research collaboration on water with colleagues from Canada, South Africa, Switzerland and Australia.
Date: Monday 2 March, 2026 Time: 12 – 1pm (AEST)
Location: RSSS Room 4.69, and Zoom
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/anu-school-of-sociology-seminar-series-dr-nicole-vitellone
Problematising Water: an experiment on the edges of interdisciplinarity
Problematising water: an experiment on the edges of interdisciplinarity is a manifestation of thinking with water across a range of disciplines including urban geography, sociology, anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, and ethnomethodology. In this presentation, Nicole Vitellone will reveal the alliances between Foucault’s concept of problematisation and a new methodological approach for water focused research, as seen through her study of London’s #OneLess Refill water fountain pilot, an intervention to reduce plastic bottled water.
The presentation will be structured around her enquiry and ethnographic methods to investigate #OneLess’ experiment with water, initiated by marine scientists from the Zoological Society of London. Sharing her practice of opening the refill water fountain as a problematic space for collaborating with natural scientists, practitioners and publics engaged in the making and doing of refill, the paper will discuss how Foucault’s concept of problematisation forces a re-thinking of knowledge making practices in environmental research on water.
About the speaker:
Nicole Vitellone is AF Warr Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Law and Social Justice and Co-Director of Centre for Health, Arts, Society & Environment (CHASE) at the University of Liverpool. She is also currently a Visiting Research Scholar at New Centre for Environmental Humanities (NICHE) at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. She recently completed a research monograph Problematising Water: An Experiment on the Edges of Interdisciplinarity, a manifestation of thinking with water across a range of disciplines including human geography, sociology, anthropology, STS, and ethnomethodology. She is currently working on a UKRI funded project on climate change adaptation and mitigation investigating contemporary Indigenous art practices. The project is part of a NFRF research collaboration on water with colleagues from Canada, South Africa, Switzerland and Australia.
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