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REady? - preparation, preservation and practices in the face of (un)sustainable futures II 
Convenors:
Elias Mellander (University of Gothenburg)
Elin Lundquist (Stockholm University)
Jenny Ingridsdotter (Umeå University)
Maria Vallstrom (Södertörn university)
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Format:
Panel
Stream:
SUSTAINABILITIES
:
Room H-204
Sessions:
Tuesday 14 June, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

The panel will examine cultural practices that emerge in relation to past, present and future crises - looking at how societal and global threats of unsustainable futures are manifested in peoples' everyday lives and how they are managed through practices of preparation and preservation.

Long Abstract:

The unsustainability of contemporary life calls for the need to prepare - to get ready - for the future. The limits of late modernity are felt as the costs of Western prioritization of economic growth over environmental limits become visible globally. While the consequences of this predominantly have affected populations of the global south, they are increasingly becoming palpable in the Nordic region - manifesting themselves through wildfires, droughts and flash floods. In parallel, the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has further demonstrated the intermingling of nature and culture, as the meeting of microbe and man-made infrastructure exposed societal vulnerabilities on a global scale. The sustainability of civilization is further put into question through dystopian and apocalyptic narratives in popular culture, where the symbols of modernity are torn down by zombies and artificial intelligence.

The challenges we face in the Anthropocene shed critical light on our discipline; are the humanities more important or more irrelevant than ever? This panel will examine the cultural practices that emerge through managing crises in the past, present and future, looking at how societal threats of unsustainable conditions and futures are manifested in peoples' everyday lives. What are their responses, their views on responsibility and their ways of resisting? We are interested in discussing how the interconnectedness of global processes can be traced locally, looking to the practices of preparation and preservation that emerge in the face of drastic environmental, social and economic change. We invite papers that reflect the many ways readiness might manifest.

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Session 1 Tuesday 14 June, 2022, -
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