[ecrea] Climate Change: Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics

Climate Change: Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics

University of Brighton, Thursday 28-Friday 29 April 2016

Launch Conference for the Centre for Research in Spatial, Environmental 
and Cultural Politics

Over the past 15 years, research into climate change communication and 
engagement, policy and practice, has proliferated, enabling a more 
nuanced understanding of the social, cultural and political dimensions 
of climate change. Yet, as 2015 is identified as the hottest year on 
record, the rapidity of climatic change and its social effects remain 
mismatched with the urgency and depth of social and political change 
required. In this context, what are the opportunities and challenges for 
climate research, practice and theorisation? What have we learnt so far, 
and where do we go from here?

To address these questions, this conference invites submissions from 
academics and practitioners across all disciplinary fields (social and 
physical sciences, arts and humanities, geography) and practices (arts 
and cultural sector, NGOs, community groups, policy). As climate change 
calls for increasingly interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches, 
we are particularly interested in submissions that address or explore 
these concerns in the context of climate communication, engagement and 
action.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

•	Cultural practices of climate change – everyday spaces, values, 
interventions
•	Climate change and/or the Anthropocene? – definitions, debates and new 
theorisations
•	The politics of representation – media, imagery, NGOs, communities
•	Spaces of climate activism – normativity, empowerment, resistance
•	Climate collaboration and engagement – opportunities and challenges

Confirmed Keynote speakers:
Professor John Urry (Lancaster University, UK)
Dr Julie Doyle (University of Brighton, UK)

Submission of abstracts:
Please email your 300 word abstract to Suzy Armsden 
((S.M.Armsden /at/ brighton.ac.uk)) by 1 March 2016. Include your full name, 
contact details, affiliation and a short biography. Conference queries 
can be sent to Julie Doyle ((j.doyle /at/ brighton.ac.uk))

Postgraduates:
We strongly encourage submissions from postgraduate researchers and will 
consider their work for a 'Best Postgraduate Paper Award’ worth £200

Conferences costs (approx. tbc):
2 days (includes lunch and refreshments):
£60 – full price
£30 - students/charities

Centre for Research in Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics – 
rethinking knowledge and practice in ways that are sustainable and 
socially just by producing world leading and innovative research at the 
intersection of space, environment and culture. 
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/secp/index.aspx

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