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Aquapelagic imaginaries and materialities across the North Atlantic II 
Convenors:
Áki Guðni Karlsson (University of Iceland)
Cory Thorne Gutiérrez (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
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Stream:
INTERSECTIONALITIES
:
Room H-201
Sessions:
Wednesday 15 June, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

With the North Atlantic Ocean as our center we focus on the connecting flows of people and ideas as they relate to folklore and ethnology from Europe to North America, from the Artic to the Caribbean and Africa. We ask how we re-imagine the ocean and how the ocean helps us re-imagine ourselves.

Long Abstract:

In 2012, ethnomusicologist and island studies scholar Philip Hayward edited a special issue of the journal Shima, where he coined the term aquapelago: a call to shift from terrestrially-based to ocean-centered studies in the need to understand the ecological and cultural impacts of anthropocene on small island studies. The term aquapelago is a recognition of the value of oceans - the vast unknown and unmarked aspects of oceans - as the place of movement and connection across our planet. Maritime folklore and ethnology has long recognized the power of aquapelagic imaginaries and materialities. From the study of sea shanties and mythological sea creatures to ghost ships and sailor's customs, there is a rich history of studying ocean related-lore. As ocean-oriented communities struggle with shifting materialities in response to changing ecologies and economics, we ask how we re-imagine the ocean and how the ocean helps us re-imagine ourselves. How might an aquapelagic imaginary help us re-interpret concepts of gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, humanism and post-humanism? How might the ocean serve to deepen our understanding of and/or escape from colonial frameworks? Placing the North Atlantic Ocean as our center allows us to focus on the connecting flows of people and ideas as they relate to folklore and ethnology from Europe to North America, from the Artic to the Caribbean and Africa.

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Session 1 Wednesday 15 June, 2022, -
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