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.

Research Report: Understanding Youth Climate Literacy Through Climate Change Communication

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11. February, 2026

Report from the research project Leverage / Vogarafl, published by the Unversity of Iceland’s Research Center in Hornafjörður, Höfn, 2025. This study explores how young people in Iceland interpret and …

Vetrarblámi: Winter Blue – a conversation between science and art

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9. February, 2026

The exhibition Winter Blue will be opened on the lower floor of Telegram Station (Loftskeytastöðin) at Suðurgata on Thursday, February 12 2026. The exhibition contains multimedia work by scientists and artists working together to shed light on the recession of glaciers in Iceland.

Viðbragð: Symposium in Akureyri

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6. February, 2026

Sunday February 8. 13-15, a symposium will and artist talk will be held on the occasion of the closing of the exhibition Viðbrag at the Akureyri Art Museum. The symposium will be focused on creative responses as a fundamental characteristic of life, and on the importance of art when dealing with a changing world due to climate and environmental crises.

Symposium: Art Education for the Climate and Ripples: Art Exhibition on Shifting Realities in the Arctic

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6. February, 2026

We are exited to share the announcement of these two events in February 2026 at the Nordic House about the intersection of art, education and the climate crisis: The symposium Art Education for the Climate, Saturday, February 7, which will conclude with the opening of the art exhibition Ripples: Shifting Realities in the Arctic which is on display until April 26.