Tuesday
15
JUN

05:15 PM

Ecological Anxiety and Grief Across Generations in Britain

Dr. Bridget Bradley, University of St Andrews (UK), Department of Social Anthropology

In this lecture, Dr Bridget Bradley shares early ideas from her ongoing project ‘Eco Worrier, Eco Warrior’ which is funded by the Scottish Funding Council, and supported by her research team (Dr Rika Hirose, Hannah Fitchett and Eleonora Ranuzzi).
This paper presents recent findings from virtual interviews and focus groups among climate activists between the ages of 17 and 80, describing the psychological and social effects of their engagement in climate-related issues. We critically analyse the labelling of the term ‘eco-anxiety’, demonstrating different perspectives on the medicalization of this lived experience. Further, we examine the role of care, demonstrating the challenges faced by parents who attempt to raise climate-conscious while also trying to avoid conversations that might induce fear or anxiety. In terms of care, we also discuss the pressures on climate activists to maintain self-care practices and avoid burnout through building psychological resilience strategies. Finally, this work reveals the importance of paying attention to the social and emotional responses to catastrophe more broadly and demonstrates the significant effects on people who live with the realities of a future at risk from the climate crisis.

Streaming / Video URL

https://zoom.us/j/93851634562?pwd=OERWY2tUTGtxZHRuYXQ1T2ZmUyszdz09

Homepage Event

https://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/ethno/mahassa/index.php?language=de&page=medicalAntWorkGroup

Organizer

Südasien-Institut

Homepage Organizer

https://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/

Registration E-Mail

vasiliki.kosmidis@sai.uni-heidelberg.de

Alle Termine der Veranstaltung 'Medical Anthropology Forum - Sommersemester 2021':

This is a forum for students, researchers and everyone who is interested in the study of health and illness in different cultural/social settings. We host senior students and scholars who present their current research projects. The aim is to discuss and analyze new theories and themes of medical anthropology and to learn more about international developments in the area of culture, health , and healthcare.

Tuesday 04th May 2021, 05:15 PM

Medical Anthropology Forum - SoSe 2021

Stefan Ecks (University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science)

Tuesday 18th May 2021, 05:15 PM

Ayurvedic Psychiatry, Medical Pluralism and the Movement for Global Mental Health

Prof. Dr. Murphy Halliburton, The City University of New York (USA), Department of Anthropology

Tuesday 15th June 2021, 05:15 PM

Ecological Anxiety and Grief Across Generations in Britain

Dr. Bridget Bradley, University of St Andrews (UK), Department of Social Anthropology

Tuesday 29th June 2021, 05:15 PM

Craving to be Heard But not Seen - Chatbots, Care and the Encoded Mental Health Universalism

Privatdozentin Dr. Claudia Lang, Universität Leipzig, Institut für Ethnologie

Tuesday 13th July 2021, 04:15 PM

Locating the Missing Person in Personalized Medicine and Psychiatrie

Prof. Dr. Laurence J. Kirmayer, McGill University (Canada), Division od Social and Transcultural Psychiatry