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Conference on “Connecting with a low-carbon future – the challenges for the arts and humanities”
Contact us: lawandphilosophy@stir.ac.uk
Overview and main themes
This conference is part of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Network in the Arts and Humanities “Connecting with a low-carbon Scotland”, and is hosted by the University of Stirling Centre for Environment, Heritage and Policy (https://www.stir.ac.uk/cehp/projects/connectingwithalow-carbonscotland/).
The conference will discuss key issues in the transition to low-carbon societies. The dominant disciplines in the field so far have been the STEM subjects and social sciences such as economics and psychology. But there is growing recognition that moving successfully towards a low-carbon future requires fundamental social and cultural change. In this context, arts and humanities disciplines have distinctive and potentially powerful contributions to make. Working together, they can develop understanding of the key socio-cultural influences which affect public perceptions of the challenges involved in moving to a low-carbon future, and of how to connect with them more effectively.
The conference therefore has panels for literature and theatre; law and politics; visual arts and media; and history and philosophy. The challenges to be discussed include, but are not limited to:
· identifying barriers to achieving low-carbon transitions, and how they can be addressed;
· achieving ethically just low-carbon transitions; and
· understanding and influencing political power.
In addition, drawing on the work of the Royal Society of Edinburgh network and the conference panels, there will be the opportunity to contribute to the development of interdisciplinary narratives across the arts and humanities in a roundtable discussion.
Keynote speakers
We have three distinguished keynote speakers, who are experts in their own fields, interdisciplinary scholars, and members of the Royal Society of Edinburgh network:
Professor Elizabeth Bomberg, Professor of Environmental Politics, University of Edinburgh;
Professor Colin Reid, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Dundee; and
Professor Janet Stewart, Professor in Visual Culture, University of Durham.
Presenting a paper
If you would like to present a paper, please send a short abstract of up to 250 words to lawandphilosophy@stir.ac.uk by 24 March 2017. It is possible that conference presentations may be published in an edited monograph collection of essays of 6000 – 8000 words. If you are interested in this, please contact Professor Gavin Little at g.f.m.little@stir.ac.uk by 1 February 2017.
Charges, options and registration
Full conference: £70
First day option: £35
Second day option: £35
Concession (PhD Students): £25 (£12.50 per day)
Conference dinner (19 April – please note that numbers are limited, so book early): £25 (not including drinks)
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