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Artistic Keynote

Centre for the Social Study of Microbes Conference - INBETWEEN

Centre for the Social Study of Microbes
19-22 October 2026
University of Helsinki
Faculty of Social Sciences
Unioninkatu 35
FI-00170 Helsinki
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Conference Theme

Theories and methods for the social study of human-microbial relations
Earth is a microbial planet. Microbes, in their unruly multitudes, have co-evolved with all life on earth, shaped by and shaping more-than-human social life in profound ways. Humans, a much newer but similarly world-altering species, tangle up with microbes in ways that define, mediate, and shape life across social practices, geographical areas, and species lines.
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