Our environment: from memory to destruction

Peace scientist, Becky Alexis-Martin has travelled the world to learn about the humanitarian and environmental impacts of weapons of mass destruction. From isolated Scottish islands contaminated with anthrax, to the most nuked place on the planet, Becky explores the science of the world’s most lethal weapons - and contemplates a more peaceful future.

Psychogeography has been described as the impact of specific geographical locations (particularly urban spaces) on the emotions and behaviour of human beings. The talk will give a little background on the history of psychogeography before explaining its particular relevance in the context of dementia. I will draw on some of my previous publications on the subject, and on a new project currently in progress which involves local people who are living with young-onset dementia responding to images of the Bradford area taken by their contemporary, the photographer Ian Beesley.