Panel at ASLE 2025: Collective Atmospheres
July 8-11, 2025
University of Maryland, College Park

Some humans (and nonhumans) breathe more easily than others. In a world beset by poor air quality, lower-income communities across the Global North and South confront increasing rates of asthma, cancer, and infant mortality. This panel session focuses on Global South engagements with air, breath, atmosphere, pollution, and struggles for breathing justice. We welcome proposals (from any discipline) for papers or projects focused on issues such as: air pollution and air quality …