CEPPA Talk (in person) – Bridget Bradley (St Andrews)
May 2 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
This talk is part of our series on Climate Ethics.
Title: Ethical births, ethical deaths: Climate anxiety in Britain through the life course
Abstract: This paper is based on anthropological research conducted with climate activists on the topic of climate anxiety in Britain. Drawing on themes of kinship and its relationship to mental health and activism, the paper considers the ethical questions surrounding birth and death as significant moments in the life course. Through ethnographic and autoethnographic reflections, this work reveals how climate anxiety re-frames expectations surrounding what counts as appropriate ways to enter and leave the world, situated within the context of the cultural politics of contemporary Britain in a time of ecological crisis.
Location: Edgecliffe G03