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SUMMARY:The keys to the past: a mixed-methods approach to reconstructing t
 he 1812 eruption of La Soufrière St. Vincent - Dr Jazmin Scarlett (Indepe
 ndent Researcher)
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CONTACT:Julian Siebert
DESCRIPTION:The usage of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data
  and integrating them in creative and compelling ways with a pragmatic und
 erpinning\, can provide deep investigations into the impacts of volcanic e
 ruptions on society. The 1812 eruption of La Soufrière volcano on the Eas
 tern Caribbean island of St. Vincent was reconstructed with a mixed-method
 s approach in mind. This eruption occurred during the slavery era where th
 ere was a reliance on enslaved labour to cultivate the island’s sugar mo
 noculture. Findings have found that the eruption produced ash fall\, pyroc
 lastic density currents (PDCs)\, volcanic earthquakes and lahars that impa
 cted 129 plantation estates\, leading to 43 documented deaths. This erupti
 on also forced the emigration of the indigenous Kalinago and the purchasin
 g of land for displaced enslaved Africans. Lastly\, a key aspect of this e
 ruption was that due to estate owners receiving loans\, the focus was to 
 “return back to normal” and not to adapt\, essentially meaning that th
 e dimensions of vulnerability and risk did not change as a result. Dr Jazm
 in P. Scarlett is a Historical and Social Volcanologist\, researching how 
 people lived in the past and the present with active volcanoes. Previous r
 esearch has researched the people and volcanoes of St. Vincent and the Gre
 nadines\, Montserrat\, Germany and Italy. She also has interests in herita
 ge studies\, hazard analysis\, disaster studies concepts and theories and 
 science communication and outreach pedagogy. Dr Scarlett did her undergrad
 uate in BSc (Hons) Geography and Natural Hazards at Coventry University\, 
 MSc Volcanology and Geological Hazards at Lancaster University and PhD in 
 Earth Science at the University of Hull. She has been a visiting researche
 r at Aarhus University in Denmark\, previously a Lecturer in Physical Geog
 raphy at Newcastle University and is currently working for Queen Mary Univ
 ersity of London in Student Support.\n\nRegister "here":https://wolfson-ca
 m-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldeqtqjMuHNxIlhMOJERPk7BT4LzmaoL_
LOCATION:Wolfson College Zoom meeting
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