January 25th is a special date, it is the day we raise a toast to the immortal words of Burns. Many will enjoy an evening filled with a classic combination of haggis, neeps, tatties, some reciting of poetry, and maybe even a wee dram to celebrate the poet. Professor Çiğdem Balim is no stranger to the celebration, in fact, she is co-organising a very special Burns Night in Turkey.

Welcome to this special episode of SAHA Global Conversations, a podcast by the Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance. SAHA for short. Join us on a global journey about poetry, Burns and of course Burns Night.

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It's that time of the year Many people have carved their pumpkins, got their costumes out, made plans to see the fireworks or go trick or treat. And here at SAHA, we're ready to join the Halloween festivities in our own special way. Join us on a short journey to Ireland together with the Irish Humanities Alliance and talk about the history of Halloween. Welcome to this special episode of SAHA Global Conversations, a podcast by the Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance. SAHA for short.

Joining us from the Irish Humanities Alliance:

Professor Sonja Tiernan, co-ordinator of the Irish Humanities Alliance based at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. Before this, Sonja was the Eamon Cleary Chair of Irish Studies and co-director of the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand before returning home to Ireland in April this year. She is a historian of modern Ireland.

Dr Nessa Cronin, Vice-Chair of the Irish Humanities Alliance, and Assistant Professor in Irish Studies at the Centre for Irish Studies, School of Archaeology, Geography and Irish Studies, University of Galway, Ireland. A graduate of Philosophy and Literature, her current research lies in the intersection between Irish Literature, Language and Landscape, with a particular focus on the role of the Environmental Humanities, and Public Humanities more broadly, in addressing the climate and biodiversity crises of this century.

For more information on the Irish Humanities Alliance, visit their website Irishhumanities.com.

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Happy Halloween!

Climate change is rapidly becoming the dominant event of our lives. The rapidly destabilising ecological context requires concentrated efforts across disciplines yet the discussion continues to be dominated by science at international level. Join this international webinar to explore this provocative question and reflect on how arts and humanities guide reflection, dialogue and action for climate change mitigation.

What role do lessons of the past have in helping us find better ways of addressing the crisis? What roles do narratives widely circulating in the present have in facilitating global action? What imaginative solutions can be found through creative expressions to lead to a better future for the next generations? Perspectives from Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand will be brought together to reflect on the contribution of these human-centred disciplines to addressing the environmental challenges we face, to interrogate our relationship with the planet and its resources and to seek new solutions for a better future.

This podcast is a recording of the international webinar organized by the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, DASSH the Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance, SAHA and the Irish Humanities Alliance, IHA, on the 17th of October 2022.