About

Rewritten Water Myths in Times of Global Warming is a two-day symposium organized by Barbara Barrow and Monika Class.

It aims to bring together scholars across different humanitistic fields and disciplines to examine how rewritten myths can encourage us to think and live with water in less anthropocentric terms.

Keynote speakers are Dr Julia Boll (University of Zalsburg) and Cecilia Åsberg (Linköping University)

Conference team

Barbara Barrow – organiser
Monika Class – organiser
Jorunn Joiner – research assistant


“Rewritten Water Myths in Times of Global Warming” is made possible through funding by: 

  • Stiftelsen Elisabeth Rausings Minnesfond 
  • Craafordska Stiftelsen
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