For this special issue of Concentric, entitled “Environmental Health Humanities: Microbes, Plagues, and Healing,” we aim to delve into the imaginaries of diseases and viruses, as well as revisit discussions on healing within literature and culture. We invite submissions that are devoted to the interactions with nature and wildlife, food system, and changes in demography and technology. Additionally, the issue hopes to scrutinize the environmental and societal factors contributing to medical and environmental racism, alongside the erosion of social structures due to industrial technologies. We welcome analyses of mindful approaches such as dietary practices, gardening therapy, and activism, which can present alternative paths to healing within modern medicine. Furthermore, we encourage investigations into the spiritual dimensions as pivotal components of human and environmental health that may catalyze change in the Anthropocene era.

In their list of possible topics, they highlight: Odors, smells, and health

Please send complete papers of 6,000-10,000 words, 5–8 keywords, and a brief biography to concentric.lit@deps.ntnu.edu.tw by December 31, 2024.

The following URL provides further information: http://www.concentric-literature.url.tw/