Deadline: December 15, 2021
Contact: Dr Angelos Theocharis
Email: angelos.theocharis@durham.ac.uk
Conference dates – March 24-25, 2022
Organisers: Dr Francisco-J. Hernández Adrián and Dr Angelos Theocharis at Durham University, UK
Registration is now open. Here is the registration link for the conference. Find the programme on the conference website.
The “Delta Futures: (In)Visibilities in Audiovisual Culture” is a transdisciplinary conference aiming to explore the representations in audiovisual culture of the socioecological challenges faced by river delta communities around the world, as well as the relevant cultural strategies and practices employed by vulnerable groups confronted with climate change. In this framework, the conference will examine the role that contemporary audiovisual culture plays in forging global environmental imaginaries and increasing the visibility of the endangered delta futures.
We invite proposals for papers (15-minute presentations) from a variety of fields and perspectives that engage with topics including, but not limited to:
• Climate breakdown and delta degradation
• Delta representations in audiovisual media
• Indigenous people and rural communities
• Indigenous filmmaking and photography
• Deltas beyond the Global North–South divide
• Environmental migration
• Ecocides in Africa, South America and the Arctic
• Critical disaster studies and audiovisual culture
• Delta futures and sustainability
• Resilience and resistance
• Locality and globality of climate change
• Conservation and development
• Gender and sexuality in audiovisual media
• Acoustic ecology of deltaic systems
• Environmental sound art of aquatic ecosystems
• (In)visibility of environmental degradation
• Ecocinema and environmental film festivals
• Participatory and documentary photography
• Audiovisual culture and eco-activism
• Environmental violence and justice
• Ethics and aesthetics of the Anthropocene
• Blue humanities and river deltas
The conference will be held in person at Durham University. If you wish to attend remotely, please indicate so when submitting your abstract. A small number of pre-recorded presentations will be accepted. Selected papers will be invited for publication in an edited volume after the conference.
Submission Guidelines
Send an abstract (250-300 words) and a short bio
(50 words) to: angelos.theocharis@durham.ac.uk
For more information: https://deltafutures.co.uk
Supported by: the Living Deltas Hub; the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR); and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (MLAC) at Durham University.
Posted on February 28, 2022
