AGEM
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Die AGEM ist ein 1970 gegründeter gemeinnütziger Verein mit dem Ziel, die Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Medizin, den angrenzenden Naturwissenschaften und den Kultur‑, Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften zu fördern und dadurch das Studium des interdisziplinären Arbeitsfelds Ethnologie und Medizin zu intensivieren.
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Climate change, island change, and wellbeing in small island communities
Panel
CfP for a panel in the international Conference Health, Environment, and AnThropology (HEAT)
Call for paper to the panel on the topic „Climate change, island change, and wellbeing in small island communities”
Health, Environment, and AnThropology (HEAT)
Durham
23 – 24 April 2025
co-organised by Durham and Edinburgh Universities and sponsored by the Royal Anthropological Society (RAI)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Panel: “Climate change, island change, and wellbeing in small island communities”
Surrounded by sea, islands have long been seen as remote and isolated by necessity, though island life in practice involves movement both out of and back towards the island (Kohn, 2006; Nic Craith, 2020). Without enough attention being paid to the needs of island communities in decision- and policy-making affecting them, islands are also frequently associated with vulnerability (Kotsira, 2021), among others raising concerns about their sustainability and resilience (Ratter, 2017). If island life is already challenging as such, what is the further impact of climate change and climate-induced disasters on the mental health and wellbeing of islanders, particularly in small island communities?
This panel invites papers discussing ethnographic examples and primary research covering aspects such as:
‑Local understandings of mental health and wellbeing, and whether/how they are impacted by the climate crisis and the ways islanders respond to changing circumstances.
Access to mental health services and service gaps to be addressed so small island populations facing the by-products of climate change are supported.
‑How preconceptions of remoteness and isolation, vulnerability, sustainability and resilience are challenged by the circumstances created by the climate crisis
locally, and their impact on mental health and wellbeing.
‑The role of climate change in conceptualisations of the future on/of small islands, feelings of uncertainty, and their impact on islanders’ mental health and
wellbeing.
‑How the mental health and wellbeing of researchers are affected while doing research on small islands impacted by the climate crisis, including coping mechanisms and
research strategies.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDANCE
The deadline for submissions is 13 January 2025.
Please submit your paper abstract through the conference portal here: https://pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham/abstract/info
Once you access the portal:
Choose from the drop-down menu the event you wish to attend: Health, Environment, and AnThropology (HEAT) 2025.
Fill in your personal and professional details.
Provide the title of the paper you wish to present.
Select talk from the list of presentation options.
Upload your paper abstract. Your abstract must me no more than 250 words, and attached as a .doc or .pdf file (maximum upload size 10 MB).
Select from the drop-down menu the title of the panel you wish to join: Climate change, island change, and wellbeing in small island communities.
You do not have to be an RAI or ASA member to propose a paper, but please note that only papers submitted via conference portal will be considered.
More information about the conference can be found on the website: https://pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham/health-environment-and-anthropology-heat-2024
Health, Environment, and Anthropology
Konferenz
In Person Conference at Durham University University, UK
Health, Environment, and Anthropology
23–24 April 2025
Durham University
As the world is getting fuller, faster, hotter, and sicker, HEAT asks how can anthropologists contribute to unfolding debates around health and environment on a changing and unequal planet? In what ways can medical and environmental anthropology work together and with other disciplines, communities, and stakeholders to help support the development of knowledge and resources for responding to environmental destruction and global heating?
As environmental and climate transform societies and ecologies around the world, it is imperative that anthropologists continue to seek new ways of thinking and speaking among themselves and with others about the relationships among humans, other-than-humans, the environment, and the planet. By examining the intricate web of interdependencies between societies, ecosystems, and environmental processes, anthropologists have an important role to play in understanding and addressing the complex challenges faced by our planet.
Panel proposals are invited in the following and related areas:
- Changing patterns and profiles of health, illness, and disease in response to environmental and climate change
- Changing human and more-than-human entanglements in relation to environmental and climate change
- Social movements and new forms of sociality arising from concerns about planetary health
- Environmental justice, inequality, and marginalized communities
- Demographic anxieties and the effects of migration, displacement, and armed conflict in the context of changing environments
- Impacts of climate change on reproductive health and rights
- Diverse ecological knowledges and indigenous perspectives on planetary health
- Sustainable food systems, agriculture, and nutrition
- Urbanization, globalization, and the transformation of human-environment relationships
- Health impacts of extractive industries and resource exploitation
- Ethical and/or methodological considerations in planetary health research and interventions
- Policy interventions and governance for planetary health
- Technological and design innovations for improving planetary health and dealing with the health impacts of environmental destruction and global heating
- Mental health and wellbeing in the context of climate change
- Interdisciplinary connections, including engagement with the Overlaps and contention between the frameworks of Planetary Health, Global Health, and One Health.
Panel proposals should include a title and 250 word abstract. The deadline is September 2024. A Call for Papers will then follow.
To submit a panel abstract, please follow this link: https://pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham/health-environment-and-anthropology-heat-2024
Email the conference organisers at anthro.heat.conference@gmail.com
Health, Environment, and AnThropology (HEAT)
Konferenz
A conference exploring the intersections of health and environmental anthropology
Call for Panels „Health, Environment, and Anthropology”
23–24 April 2025
Durham University in UK
Organized by the The Royal Anthropological Institute, University of Durham & University of Edinburgh present
As the world is getting fuller, faster, hotter, and sicker, HEAT asks how can anthropologists contribute to unfolding debates around health and environment on a changing and unequal planet? In what ways can medical and environmental anthropology work together and with other disciplines, communities, and stakeholders to help support the development of knowledge and resources for responding to environmental destruction and global heating?
As environmental and climate transform societies and ecologies around the world, it is imperative that anthropologists continue to seek new ways of thinking and speaking among themselves and with others about the relationships among humans, other-than-humans, the environment, and the planet. By examining the intricate web of interdependencies between societies, ecosystems, and environmental processes, anthropologists have an important role to play in understanding and addressing the complex challenges faced by our planet.
Panel proposals are invited in the following and related areas:
Changing patterns and profiles of health, illness, and disease in response to environmental and climate change
- Changing human and more-than-human entanglements in relation to environmental and climate change
- Social movements and new forms of sociality arising from concerns about planetary health
- Environmental justice, inequality, and marginalized communities
Demographic anxieties and the effects of migration, displacement, and armed conflict in the context of changing environments - Impacts of climate change on reproductive health and rights
Diverse ecological knowledges and indigenous perspectives on planetary health
Sustainable food systems, agriculture, and nutrition - Urbanization, globalization, and the transformation of human-environment relationships
- Health impacts of extractive industries and resource exploitation
Ethical and/or methodological considerations in planetary health research and interventions - Policy interventions and governance for planetary health
Technological and design innovations for improving planetary health and dealing with the health impacts of environmental destruction and global heating
Mental health and wellbeing in the context of climate change - Interdisciplinary connections, including engagement with the Overlaps and contention between the frameworks of Planetary Health, Global Health, and One Health.
Panel proposals should include a title and 250 word abstract. The deadline is 30th September 2024. A Call for Papers will then follow.
To submit a panel abstract, please follow this link: https://pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham/health-environment-and-anthropology-heat-2024
Email the conference organisers at anthro.heat.conference@gmail.com