The 2019 American Academy of Religion (AAR) National Conference is taking place in San Diego, November 23-26, 2019. Guess who is presenting a paper?
If you guessed Karin Zirk aka me, you guessed correctly. I will be presenting on a panel called “Denial in the Midst of Cultural Crisis: Psychological and Religious Responses to Climate Change and Migration” for the Psychology, Culture and Religion Unit.
The panel includes the following papers and authors:
“Climate Crisis Denial: Symptoms of Trauma, or Splitting? Paradigms shifts in pastoral theology that counter denial, promote resilience, and build intersectional community in Australia and America.”
Storm Swain, United Lutheran Seminary
“A Tower of Babel: Obstacles and Distractions in Professional Organizations Addressing Climate Change and Its Consequences”
Ryan LaMothe, St. Meinrad School of Theology
“We Already Have a Border Wall: The US/Mexican Border as Cultural Complex”
Karin Zirk, San Diego Community College District
I don’t have the schedule yet for the conference, but you can fine more info on the conference o the AAR website.