Bodies and Emotions in Climate Change Crisis: The Role of Solidarity

Tuesday, 8 July 2025: 09:00-10:45
Location: FSE034 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
RC54 The Body in the Social Sciences (host committee)
TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

Language: English and Spanish

The aim of this session is to reflect and discuss solidarity, and its role in the current climate crisis scenario.

From a sociology of bodies, considering that social practices tend to the production, management and reproduction of horizons of action, disposition and cognition, we propose to revise both theoretical approaches, and field studies that depict how solidarity and love play a role in the everyday strategies that deal with the so called eco-anxiety, among other possible responses to climate change issues.

The present session then aims at discussing -both from a current and historical perspective-, the role of the body and emotions in enduring and, eventually fighting climate change.

We invite research that both reflects on social science theory, and also that focus on situated practices (sensu Haraway) handling emotions related the environment; also welcome reflections on social movements related to solidarity and affection that foster practices which redefine "body-territory", among other key concepts in the field of environmental studies.--

Session Organizers:
Victoria D'HERS, CONICET - UNIVERSITIY OF BUENOS AIRES, Argentina and Angelica DE SENA, CONICET-UNLaM, Argentina
Chair:
Victoria D'HERS, CONICET - UNIVERSITIY OF BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Oral Presentations
Social Love, Trust and Pro Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours
Fabrizio MARTIRE, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy; Rosario APRILE, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
The Disembodied Self: Examining the Practice of Castration Among the Transgenders in India
Gargi GAYAN, krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, India; Dr. SONU, DAV College Sector 10, Chandigarh, India