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Australian and International Applications of and References to the Concepts of Solastalgia and Soliphilia

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Australian and International Uses of the Concept of Solastalgia

Artworks
2010, Kate McDowell, Hand Built Porcelain 'Solastalgia'
2010, Nikki Lindt, Paintings and Works on paper at Heskin Contemporary, New York
2010, Mammut Magazine Issue #4 Call for Submissions for edition focussing on Solastalgia

Music
2010, Ripperton, Niwa, Track 14: Solastalgia
2009 Zero 7, Yeah Ghost. Track 9: Solastalgia
2008 Jukeen, Solastalgia album

Theatre
Mayne, Hayley: Review of 66A Church Road, written and performed at the 2010 Perth International Arts Festival, by Daniel Kitson; 19/2/2010
BWW Reviews: Review of Dodo Solastalgia, by Victor I. Cazares, a short play performed by Redfern Theatre Company on Broadway, New York, March 2010

Poetry
2010 Hilary Cadigan, Solastalgia - Honours Thesis for Bachelor of Creative Writing, Emory College, Atlanta, Georgia

Articles, Speeches, Courses
2010 Smith, Daniel B.: Is there an ecological unconscious? in New York Times Magazine, 27 January 2010

2009 MacSuibhne, Seamus: What makes "a mental illness"? What makes "a new mental illness"? The case of solastalgia and hubris syndrome. in Cosmos and History: The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy, Vol 5 No 2, 2009

2008 Khanna, Sanjay: What does Climate Change do to our heads? http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007906.html 21 March, 2008

2007 - 2008 Clive Thompson on how the next victim of climate change will be our minds. Wired December 20, 2007, in Wired, Issue 16.01 (Accessed 9 Jan 2008). See also Clive Thompson’s website Collision Detection for Solastalgia: My latest column for Wired. Collision Detection. New York, 4 Jan 2008: http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/2008/01/two_years_ago_i.html Accessed 10 Jan 2008

2007 Bradford, K.; Water Symposium Strathalbyn - 13th April 2007 (speech). http://www.stoptheweir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=79. Accessed 3 May 2007. A speech posted on the website “Stop the Weir.com” by a representative of the River, Lakes and Coorong Action Group. The speech, which protests about plans for a weir at Wellington, SA, cites Glenn Albrecht’s concept of solastalgia.

2007 Jardine A, Speldewinde P, Carver S, Weinstein P. 2007. Dryland Salinity and Ecosystem Distress Syndrome: Human Health Implications. EcoHealth 4: 10-7

This article cites the following article by Glenn Albrecht (2005). Solastalgia: A new concept in human health and identity. PAN: Philosophy Activism Nature 3: 41-55)

2007 Landry CE, Okmyung B, Hindsley P, Whitehead JC, Wilson K. 2007. Going home: Evacuation-migration decisions of Hurricane Katrina survivors. North Carolina, USA: EconPapers, Dept of Economics, Appalachian State University, No 07-03 Working Papers, 11 April 2007. .

This working paper posted on the web applies Albrecht’s concept of Solastalgia to an analysis of distress and sense of place in relation to Hurricane Katrina (see p.22).

Blogs and Comments - dates posted are given in the Australian format d/m/y
Note: This is not an exhaustive list of blogs referring to these concepts (last update June 11, 2010)

Other Web citations of “Solastalgia”.

Accessed 25 June 2007

Two articles written as part of this research project and the pilot project that preceded it ( Connor et al, 2004) and Albrecht (2005) have been cited by the UK Government (DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to illustrate the way damage to local environments can have serious psychological impacts.

2006 April, reference to Solastalgia in article in Sydney Morning Herald

2006 The New Economics Foundation (NEF). Steuer, N. Thompson, S. Marks, N: Review of the Environmental Dimension of Children and Young People's Well-Being: A Report for the Sustainable Development Commission. London: NEF http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications/downloads/NEF-review_of%20env_dimension_of_childrens_well-being.pdf Accessed 19 July 2007

REFS cited:Albrecht GA. 2005. Solastalgia: A new concept in human health and identity. PAN: Philosophy Activism Nature 3: 41-55

Connor L, Albrecht G, Higginbotham N, Freeman S, Smith W. 2004. Environmental Change and Human Health in Upper Hunter Communities of New South Wales. EcoHealth 1: 47-58

2006 Marks N, Thompson S, Eckersley R, Jackson T, Kasser T. (nd). DEFRA Project 3b: Sustainable development and well-being: relationships, challenges and policy implications. A report by the Centre for Well Being, The New Economics Foundation (NEF) for DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK): p31, 71 http://www.defra.gov.uk/science/Project_Data/DocumentLibrary/SD12007/SD12007_4272_FRP.pdf Accessed 16 Jan 2006

REFS cited:Albrecht GA. 2005. Solastalgia: A new concept in human health and identity. PAN: Philosophy Activism Nature 3: 41-55

Connor L, Albrecht G, Higginbotham N, Freeman S, Smith W. 2004. Environmental Change and Human Health in Upper Hunter Communities of New South Wales. EcoHealth 1: 47-58

2006 A report by the Victorian Government cites an article written by Connor et al. 2004 on perceived loss in relation to industrialisation in the Hunter Valley – the concept of “solastalgia) see p.29 VicHealth – Water Matters: The Impact of Water Regulations on Community Health and Wellbeing in North East Victoria (July 2006). Wangaratta, Vic: VicHealth. 1-47 pp. REF: Connor L, Albrecht G, Higginbotham N, Freeman S, Smith W. 2004. Environmental Change and Human Health in Upper Hunter Communities of New South Wales. EcoHealth 1: 47-58

(2006) – Patrice Newell Hunter Valley Research Foundation 2006 Lecture Series: Creating Community Through Conflict – How Environmental Issues can Bring Town and Country Together

2005 Judy Skatssoon publishes an article in News in Science (ABC) titled: Drought prompts new type of mental stress. ABC Science Online, 24 May, 2005 from interviews with Glenn Albrecht, and Gina Sartore on the application of Glenn Albrecht’s concept of “solastalgia” to explain the distress of rural residents facing prolonged drought.