School of Social and Political Science

Description

Our Annual Lecture on April 28th will feature Bharat Venkat, a leading scholar in the anthropology of climate change and environmental health, at UCLA. Bharat will be speaking about his new research examining the intersections of heat, vulnerability, and the social dimensions of climate crises, with insights into how environmental change reshapes everyday experience and health outcomes. His work draws on both contemporary and historical perspectives, shedding light on the anthropological complexities of adaptation, survival, and resilience in the face of a warming planet. This lecture promises to be a significant contribution to the ongoing conversations around medical and environmental anthropology, climate justice, and the ethical challenges of living in an increasingly hot world.

Our Speaker

Dr. Bharat Jayram Venkat is an Associate Professor at UCLA with a joint appointment spanning the Institute for Society & Genetics, the Department of History, and the Department of Anthropology. He is also affiliated with the UCLA Center for India & South Asia, the Program in Digital Humanities, the Urban Humanities Initiative, and the Luskin Center for Innovation. His research focuses on a range of issues related to science, medicine, climate, race, and design.

Our Chair

Dr Laurie Denyer Willis is a medical anthropologist at the University of Edinburgh, using sensory ethnographic methods to understand religious experience, right-wing populism, religious feminisms, and the politics of global health.

Laurie is the current Director for the Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology (EdCMA).

This is an in-person event aimed at staff and students with an interest in the subject area. There will be a drinks reception following the lecture.