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We are pleased to invite you to the international conference, “History, Memory, and Heritage in the Age of Ecological Crisis,” which will be held on June 13-15, 2024, at SEMA Hall, Seoul Museum of Art. The conference is co-organized by the Critical Global Studies Institute (CGSI) of Sogang University and the International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites under the auspices of UNESCO (WHIPIC), in cooperation with the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH).

Amid the deepening climate and ecological crises, an increasing number of scholars in the humanities and social sciences are recognizing the significance of environmental issues. However, many discussions on history, memory, and heritage still do not fully incorporate a contextual understanding of the multifaceted and multilayered socio-ecological relations.

Our conference aims to address this gap by exploring how the emerging perspectives of environmental humanities can help us deepen and complicate our understanding of the ways in which the past is (re)constructed, understood, (re)interpreted, and remembered, as well as how these processes are embedded in the designation and enactment of cultural or natural heritage.

By bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines, we seek to foster a rich and engaging dialogue that will contribute to the advancement of scholarship and practice at the intersection of environmental humanities, history, literature, anthropology, geography, archaeology, memory studies, and heritage studies.

We cordially invite scholars, students, and professionals interested in these themes to join us for what promises to be a stimulating and thought-provoking event. Your participation and contributions will be invaluable in advancing the conversation forward and broadening our perspectives.