Keynote speakers
Professor
Nigel Clark (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University)
Professor Lesley Head (The Australian Centre for Cultural Environmental Research; University of Wollongong)
Dates: 3 & 4 July, 2014
Venue: University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmanian College of the Arts, Hunter St (Centre for the Arts Building).
From genetically modified foods to zombie apocalypse, concerns about the future are increasingly reflected in contemporary media, policy and culture. An "unnatural future" is being shaped by rapidly escalating anxieties about the social, cultural, environmental
and technological risks that now pervade everyday life. This climate of fear and uncertainty about the future requires careful consideration around how best to respond and intervene in debates, discussion and media representations around our "unnatural future".
This conference brings together researchers from a range of academic disciplines, including those from the social sciences, humanities, and agricultural and environmental studies, to address the following questions: how do we imagine the future? What are
the methodologies or theories that may help navigate these potential futures? The intention is to share and explore views of the possible natural and unnatural futures that loom large on the horizon.
We welcome papers that focus on (but are not limited to):
Deadline:
Applications and abstracts: 31 January 2014
Notification of acceptance: 28 February 2014
Submission of abstracts or panel proposals: E-mail the
conference contact with the following information:
Organisers:
Craig Norris - Journalism, Media & Communications, University of Tasmania;
Michelle Phillipov - Journalism, Media & Communications, University of Tasmania;
Felicity Picken - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Tasmania;
Yvette Watt - Tasmanian College of the Arts, University of Tasmania.
Supported by the
Arts Environment Research Group.
Conference contact: [log in to unmask]
Felicity Picken PhD
School of Social Sciences
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 22
Hobart, Tasmania 7001
http://utas.academia.edu/felicitypicken
https://twitter.com/FelicityPicken
Phone: +61 (3) 6226 2943