CHASE Dialogues is a discussion series foregrounding the significant roles the arts and humanities have played and continue to play in big discussions today in collaboration with STEM-related fields.

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How do the arts and humanities engage with climate crisis? How can they contribute to climate justice? In what ways can arts and humanities research and practice meaningfully engage communities and provide pathways for these engagements to influence climate policies? How do and can the arts and humanities intersect with and broaden the work on the climate crisis in STEM disciplines?

The arts, including visual art, literature, performance, and music, have the power to shape public perceptions and inspire action on climate issues. Climate justice—concerned with addressing the disproportionate impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities—can be enriched and deepened collaboratively through artistic expression of STEM-related research. This roundtable explores how the arts can contribute to and enhance efforts in climate justice by fostering innovative and integrative research approaches. It emphasises the importance of collaboration across different fields to envision and work towards a more sustainable and equitable future.

Join the discussion with the panellists:

1. Luigi Monteanni is an ethnomusicologist and CHASE-funded doctoral researcher at SOAS University of London

2. George Hiraoka Cloke is audio-visual artist, musician, and CHASE-funded doctoral researcher at SOAS University of London

3. Becca Voelcker is a writer and historian of art, film, and visual culture, a Lecturer at Goldsmiths as well as a BBC New Generation Thinker 2024

4. Abby Onencan is an environmental scientist and an Associate Professor at University of East Anglia

The panel is moderated by Nayantara Nayar (School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing, University of East Anglia).

This is the first of three events scheduled in CHASE Dialogues series attending to pressing issues related to climate justice, migration, and restitution. By providing thought-provoking dialogues on current challenges faced by society, the series showcases the value of the arts and humanities working shoulder to shoulder with other disciplines, fosters collaboration and promotes multidisciplinary approaches to research. These discussions highlight the mutual benefits of conversations beyond conventional arts and humanities research and into collaboration with STEM-related fields, broadening perspectives and considering innovative approaches to a better future. In doing so, the series celebrate the 10th anniversary of the CHASE consortium – for the past decade, CHASE institutions have been making interventions informed by pressing questions and challenges through their ambitious doctoral training.

SAVE THE DATES!

• 6 December 2024

  Culture and Migration – more details to follow

• 28 January 2025

  Museum and Restitution – more details to follow