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*Pollen 2020: Special Roundtable Panel - Political Ecologies of COVID-19* https://pollen2020.wordpress.com/2020/07/06/call-for-panelists-special-roundtable-on-the-political-ecology-of-covid-19/ This is a *call for panelists* for a special roundtable on *Political Ecologies of COVID-19* for the Third Biennial Conference of the Political Ecology Network (POLLEN), Contested natures: power, politics prefiguration, which will be held virtually *22-25 September 2020*. As an area of inquiry that examines the intersections and mutual constitution of power and environment across scale, political ecology is well suited to examine key dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its emergence, the routes through which it travels, and its impacts. In this roundtable, we aim to bring together contributions that advance a political ecology of COVID-19. We invite contributions that can shed light on particular themes and processes but also develop a more wide-reaching conversation around what a political ecology of COVID-19 might look like and how it might contribute to building a more just and sustainable world. We’re just beginning to scratch the surface of a political ecology of COVID-19. Possible topics include those below, but we are excited to entertain ideas that push beyond this list to build a more robust conversation. · Links between COVID-19, health, and discrimination, especially in the context of Black Lives Matter and other movements for racial, class, indigenous, and gender justice · Disease (political) ecology and responses to COVID-19 or other epidemics/pandemics with lessons for today · The political ecology of xenophobia, Orientalism, and neo-Malthusianism in the context of COVID-19 · Political ecology and alternative responses to crisis · COVID-19 and the wildlife trade, live animal markets, factory farms, etc. · Animal testing to find treatments and a vaccine · Broader more-than-human aspects of COVID-19 (e.g., viruses as actors) · The political economy of COVID’s emergence, spread, and impact, for instance as these are tied to neoliberalism/austerity, globalization, colonialism, and imperialism · Securitization and militarization of disease / green militarization with lessons for COVID-19 · COVID-19 in the age of populism, anti-science, and denial · The political-ecological impact of COVID-19 and response to it on overlooked communities (e.g., those outside of privileged parts of China and the Global North) · How COVID-19 and its study can extend the limits of political ecology and create bridges to other areas of inquiry Please send abstracts of no more than 250 words to Libby Lunstrum <[email protected]> and Amber Huff <[email protected]> no later than *August 10, 2020.* We particularly encourage contributions from under-represented scholars including those from the Global South. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/494c1ee8-a6b0-4838-a219-32bcf12ed454n%40googlegroups.com.
