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Dear colleagues, we are proposing a panel at the Anthropology, Weather and Climate Change conference, organised by the Royal Anthropological Institute. The conference will be held 27 to 29 May 2016 at the British Museum, London. For details see: https://www.therai.org.uk/conferences/anthropology-weather-and-climate-change-2016 We are very much looking forward to hearing from people interested in the following topic: Anthropological perspectives on the Alpine region - Local interpretations of current climate issues and the relationship between land, people and water In the last decades, anthropological work in the Alpine region has been surprisingly scarce compared to the 1960s and 1970s when several ethnographers worked in this area. In this panel, we would like to gather current anthropological expertise on the Alps and in particular on local concepts and interpretations of recent weather conditions and climate change. How does this change impact on the landscape and on the way people live in this landscape? What about the relationship between people and land; be they farmers or people that work with or care for land in other contexts. How do inhabitants of this mountainous region manage water and how do they assess the phenomenon of receding glaciers (Strauss 2009)? We think that the anthropological and ethnographic perspectives on these issues need not only more visibility but should also make stronger contributions to the interdisciplinary discourses of researchers and policy makers on this topic. In this panel we thus also hope to clarify the contributions anthropological and ethnographic research methods can make to the understanding of climate change in the Alps and to communicating this knowledge to local and international institutions and political bodies. for more details on submitting a proposal see: http://www.nomadit.co.uk/rai/events/rai2016/panels.php5?PanelID=3823 and https://therai.org.uk/2015-02-23-09-53-45/call-for-papers Please contact us if you have any question. Best regards, Almut and Elisabeth [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * * To unsubscribe: please log on to jiscmail.ac.uk, and * * go to the 'Subscriber's corner' page. * * ***************************************************************