Climate Crisis and Affect

Climate Crisis and Affect: A network for climate humanities and social sciences in and around Iceland

Climate:
1) The planetary chemical and physical processes. 2) The environmental conditions in a given place. 3) The general cultural, political, and emotional mood in a particular time and place.
Crisis:
1) A difficult or dangerous period. 2) A time of disagreement, confusion, or suffering. 3) An unstable turning point for better or worse. 4) A time for crucial decisions and actions.
Affect:
1) (verb) To act on something or someone and thereby cause a change or an effect in something or someone. 2) (noun) An emotion, mood, behavior or reaction in a person or group of people.
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This network is intended to promote cooperation between anyone in Iceland who work with the effects and affects of the climate crisis, but the focus is on humanities and social areas.

Nordic Summit of Species

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25. August, 2025

The Nordic Summit of Species is a two-day event (September 12-13, 2025) in Aarhus, Denmark bringing together civil society organisations that are advocating for rights and representation of nature. Each …

Lagoonscapes Call for Submissions

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18. August, 2025

In a special issue of Lagoonscapes, editorial members from the Confluence of European Water Bodies will bring together original journal articles and essays. We are looking forward to contributions from the …

Open Meeting: Centring Families in Iceland’s Just Transition

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16. June, 2025

Researchers at the University of Iceland and Brunel University in London recently received a grant from The British Academy to research the role and attitude of Icelandic families regarding climate action. The project is called Centring Families in Iceland’s Just Transition. Friday the 27th of June, members of the research team will present their project in conversation with the ongoing research project Climate Crisis and Affect: An Investigation of Embodied Emotions and Behaviours Regarding Climate Change in Iceland. Everyone is welcome.

Other Grounds Film Festival

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30. April, 2025

The Nordic House, 2.-4. May, 2025: Other-Grounds Film Festival is a multicultural, collaborative initiative exploring what it means to be human on Earth—and how we can build responsible, connected relationships with nature and each other. In the face of today’s overlapping crises—environmental, social, and ideological—we seek new ways to perceive, imagine, and relate to the world. Bringing together films, conversations, and diverse perspectives, the festival highlights knowledge systems that have often been silenced. It amplifies voices fighting for sustainability, the rights of nature, and a more-than-human future.