Humanities Matter: Ecological Crossroads, Past, Present, and Future

Conference Dates: August 30-31

Venue: Duke Kunshan University

Photograph by: Binbin Li, Associate Professor of Environmental Science at DKU

Why do the humanities matter in times of climate change, environmental unsustainability, and threats to biodiversity? What roles have the arts and the humanities played at different ecological crossroads—both past and present—in helping to ensure a more sustainable future?

The 2024 annual Fall HRC conference will foreground a set of concerns relating to environmental humanities, with keynote speakers, exhibits, screenings, and other activities. We also, however, invite faculty presentations on any topics relating to the humanities, interpretive social sciences, and creative arts.

Please send a title and a 150-word abstract to Faye Xu at fei.xu1@dukekunshan.edu.cn by July 31, 2024.