Emotions and the More-Than-Human

The event gathered speakers and participants from different humanities disciplines and institutions. It was held on 28 November at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), with support from the KTH Environment Humanities Laboratory.

Research on emotions and the environment is underway in many fields – literary studies, philosophy, history, psychology, religious studies, and more – but these are too often kept apart. The symposium aimed to bridge those gaps by creating a space for conversations that could foster dialogue and interdisciplinary exchange.

Speakers were Alfred Sköld, Psychology, Aalborg University, Senta Terner, History of Ideas, Uppsala University, David Thurfjell, Religious Studies, Södertörn University, and Jonna Bornemark, Philosophy, Södertörn University.

The interdisciplinary discussions outlined several future directions, and the symposium established a continuing collaborative network, via a shared mailing list, with scope for further events ahead. If you are interested in research on emotions and the more-than-human, feel free to contact Nike Stolpe Wikström to be connected with the network.

nike.stolpe.wikstrom@idehist.su.se

More about the symposium at KTH website

Nike Stolpe Wikström is a PhD student in History of Ideas at the Department Culture and Aesthetics. Her recently initiated dissertation explores sensibility toward and through non-human animals in Sweden during the 18th century.

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