Art + Anthropocene

Today, we live in a world which is experiencing unprecedented global change. From melting glaciers to increasing wildfires, tropical storms to population displacement, understanding how our planet is changing is crucial to both ours and the planets future. Recent media attention of the climate crisis has generated an urgent need for an international awareness of these pressing issues, with the youth climate activist Greta Thunburg and Extinction Rebellion, among others, inspiring a public climate movement.

Highlighting these major world concerns, 'Art + Anthropocene' aims to bring together an interdisciplinary approach to art and environment for all audiences, so as to better communicate climate change and the Anthropocene.

Over the two days you will hear from leading experts in the field, participate in interactive workshops and have the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals.

Keynote Speaker

Professor Julie Doyle, Professor of Media and Communication, University of Brighton

We are delighted to be joined by Professor Julie Doyle, who will discuss her research on the ways in which media and culture shape our understandings of, and responses to, climate change.

Sponsors

In the organisation of this conference we are fortunate to be working alongside the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (LCAB), the York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) and the Humanities Research Centre. As such, we hope to inspire wider interdisciplinary thinking, discussion and collaboration.

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