The KTH Environmental Humanities Laboratory, in collaboration with the Rachel Carson Center and the Nelson Institute Center for Culture, History, and Environment at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is currently seeking submissions for the Stories of the Anthropocene Festival (SAF), which will take place on the 27, 28 and 29 of October 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.
We invite scholars, artists, writers, filmmakers, and activists to propose a single story that can represent or encapsulate the Anthropocene. We welcome stories from all possible angles and scales, rejecting any pre-constituted hierarchy between fiction and non-fiction, local and global, scientific and vernacular, academic and pop.
Deeply rooted in the storytelling tradition of the humanities, SAF seeks to reclaim the power of narratives to shape and understand the world beyond the dualities of possible/impossible, material/immaterial, real/imaginary.
Abstracts should include the source of the story, the format of the presentation, how the story fits with the theme of SAF, and any technical or other support you may need. There are two methods by which you can submit an abstract:
- Written abstract – please provide a 250-word abstract with the above information.
- Video abstract – please send us a link to a max. 3-minute long video including the above information.
Along with your abstract, please also provide a max. 250-word accompanying biography, including your contact details.
Send all submissions with the title ‘SAF submission’ to ehlab@abe.kth.se by Wednesday the 15th of June. If you have any questions, please contact ehlab@abe.kth.se. The results of the selection will be communicated by July 15th.
