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Message from the Convenor
I want to welcome all Antarctic humanities and social science scholars and stakeholders to the 2025 biennial academic conference of the Standing Committee on Humanities and Social Sciences (SC-HASS) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). The Antarctic Studies Program of the Universidad de Chile’s Law Faculty is very proud to host this conference for the first time.
The conference will take place on October 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2025, in an online format. The first two days will feature three live stream channels, divided into two time blocks (morning and evening, according to Chilean time). We have considered plenary conferences, panels, individual presentations, and pre-recorded video presentations. The last day we will have time for SC-HASS and the action groups' business meeting.
We have prepared online forms for you to submit your proposals and applications.
I look forward to seeing all of you through the online platform.
Luis Valentín Ferrada
Convenor, 2025 SCAR SC-HASS biennial conference
Professor and Director,Antarctic Studies Program of the Universidad de Chile’s Law Faculty
Theme and Events
Antarctica in Times of Change
The conference theme is “Antarctica in Times of Change” as a symbol of purity, isolation, and ecological balance, is facing unprecedented transformations. Climate change, accelerated ice melt, biodiversity loss, and growing geopolitical and economic interest pose urgent challenges that require a global, informed, and collaborative response. Throughout the conference, we will explore everything from the dynamics of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic ecosystems from multiple disciplines within the framework of the social sciences and humanities.
About SC-HASS
Standing Committe on Humanities and Social Sciences
SC-HASS is a community of researchers working on diverse aspects of the humanities and social sciences as they relate to Antarctica. Its membership includes historians, legal scholars, tourism scholars, anthropologists, literature scholars, archaeologists, musicologists, political scientists, and many others. A key goal of the Committee is to help strengthen local and regional networks in Antarctic humanities and social sciences.
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