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International center for environmental humanities research in Munich, Germany. Founded by LMU Munich and the Deutsches Museum in 2009.
Website: https://carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de
Springs: https://springs-rcc.org
Portal: https://environmentandsociety.org

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Today at 10pm CET, or 4pm EDT, our senior editor Jonatan Palmblad (@palmblad.bsky.social) and Jessica DeWitt (@jessicamdewitt.bsky.social) of NiCHE invite you all to join a talk on communicating environmental history to the public! #EnvHist

Come hang out with @palmblad.bsky.social and I digitally this upcoming Friday, 4pm EDT. We're gonna shoot the breeze about communicating #envhist to the public. Bring your questions, ideas, & discussion points. Part of ASEH Connects - @aseh.bsky.social Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We just published an excerpt from Hsu Hsuan's 𝘈𝘪𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 (2024), part of Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series. Read the introduction on our Environment & Society Portal! #envhum #histtech

Air Conditioningwww.environmentandsociety.org Hsuan Hsu’s Air Conditioning explores questions about culture, ethics, ecology, and social justice raised by the history and uneven distribution of climate controlling technologies.

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This month I feature @thenarwhalca.bsky.social, @carsoncenter.bsky.social, @envhistnow.bsky.social, and more! #envhist #envhum

#EnvHist Worth Reading: June 2024 by @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social Beavers, oil sands drama, and refrigeration! niche-canada.org/2024/07/06/e...

#EnvHist Worth Reading: June 2024niche-canada.org Oil sands drama, reflooding lakes, and beavers in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.

Today, we would like to highlight @JGasparFreitas' personal essay, “The Poetics of Dunes,” from our recently published fifth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. In this short #essay, the author talks about her experience as a historian of coastal sand #dunes. (1/3)

New 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢 article on the 1972 𝘔𝘺𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘢 oil spill in the Singapore Strait, its environmental impact, and subsequent policy changes. By Miklas Sauermann. Read it on the Environment & Society Portal! #envhist #envhum

From Crisis to Action: The 1972 Myrtea Oil Spill in the Singapore Straitwww.environmentandsociety.org This article explors the 1972 Myrtea oil spill in the Singapore Strait, its environmental impact, and subsequent policy changes.

To round off the day, we would love to introduce you to Mary Beth LaDow's "Beavering" from our latest issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. Read it online: springs-rcc.org/beavering/ #rccsprings #rcc #beavers #lifeofapond #animals #envhum #beaver #pond #rivers #lakes #naturewriting

Beavering - Springssprings-rcc.org In a carbon-sequestering wetland on Maine’s Mid-Coast, a quirky human-beaver relationship unfolds each year.

In today's highlight article from the new issue, RCC Director Christof Mauch sits down with filmmaker and anthropologist Martin Saxer to discuss what makes contemporary foraging different from the foraging of hunter–gatherers. Read it here: springs-rcc.org/seeing-with-... #rccsprings

How do we talk about fungi in the English language? Read ecologist and photographer Alison Pouliot's brand-new 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 article, “Talking Fungus: Finding Language for a Troubled Kingdom.” (1/3) #envhum #RCCSprings #envhist #openaccess #online #fungi

The RCC is happy to announce that @whitehorsepress.bsky.social has published the 2024 RCC special issue of 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 with the title “Silent Springs. Global Histories of Pesticides and our Toxic World(s)” as #openaccess. More info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev... #rccnews

We just added an episode of 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨 to the multimedia library of our Environment & Society Portal, a podcast that "investigates how fires, floods, mold blooms, and other ecological events are affecting cultural collections and the artifacts and memories they preserve." #envhum #envhist

Episode 1: “In the Burn Zone”www.environmentandsociety.org In this first episode of Archival Ecologies, Jayme Collins discusses the fallout of a devastating wildfire in a village in Lytton, British Columbia, in 2021 and interviews member of the community on t...

We are happy to present the first article of our latest issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, the RCC's #openaccess #online journal: “The Magic Mirror: Legends, Limnology, and Nuclear Power on Lake Stechlin” by Jessica Lee. (1/3) #rccsprings

We are beyond excited to announce issue no. 5 of 𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬! This issue features Jessica Lee, Alison Pouliot, Martin Saxer, Gregg Mitman, Emmanuelle Roth, Beth LaDow, and Joana Gaspar de Freitas. Read it here: springs-rcc.org (and please share!) #envhist #envhum

New book excerpt on our Environment & Society Portal! Read from Rick Van Noy's 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳: 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 here. Courtesy of @cornellupress.bsky.social #envhum #envhist

Borne by the River: Canoeing the Delaware from Headwaters to Homewww.environmentandsociety.org In a combination of different genres, this book accounts for life and environment along the Delaware River.

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Fantastic presentation of the Melting Metropolis project by Chris Pearson at Project House Europe/ @carsoncenter.bsky.social in Munich! Great to learn about histories of heat in the modern city & questions related to technology, resilience, international orgs, pollution, refuges, gardens & more ☀️

Former German Minister of the Environment Klaus Töpfer will talk about the ecological challenges of the German reunification and what make the central aspects of a commited #environmental #policy. More info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_... #rccevents #global #green #keynote

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Reminder - deadline for applications 9/5/24

Fully funded, 4 yr PhD studentship (AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships Scheme) ‘Disability’ & Stuart Seafarers, 1600-1750' (JOWITT_24HISAHRC) at University of East Anglia & National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Apply by 9/5/24 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DHA920/p... Pls share!

PhD Studentship: ‘Disability’ and Stuart Seafarers, 1600-1750 (JOWITT_24HISAHRC) at University of East Angliawww.jobs.ac.uk At jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a PhD Studentship: ‘Disability’ and Stuart Seafarers, 1600-1750 (JOWITT_24HISAHRC). Explore our diverse range of PhD opportunities today.

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One post-doctoral position at the University College, Dublin - IRC project on the role of women in Muslim resistance movements: www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

IRC Project on role of women in Muslim resistance movements is Hiring!! - UCD School of Politics and International Relationswww.ucd.ie

The RCC is organizing a workshop on "Imagining #Planetary #Health, Well-Being, and #Habitalibilty: Perspectives from the Environmental Humanities" in October 2024. The deadline closes soon! Read the full call here: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev... #rccnews #envhum #cfp

On 23 April, the authors of our new Petra Kelly exhibit will offer a virtual tour. Don't forget to sign up! lmu-munich.zoom.us/meeting/regi... If you want to check out the virtual exhibiton, it is available on our Environment & Society Portal: www.environmentandsociety.org/exhibitions/... #envhist

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This looks great! Munich is the place to be for these important conversations between #envhum & #museums apparently. 😁 I’ll be bringing museum studies to our friends @carsoncenter.bsky.social in May. Would be lovely to see you & colleagues from Deutsches Museum & @globaldiscnct.bsky.social there.

Dominik Hünniger on “Collection Ecologies: Environmental Humanities, Museums, and Multi-Practice Collaboration” - Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society - LMU Munichwww.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de

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It was a huge pleasure to coordinate the @carsoncenter.bsky.social Lunchtime Colloquium series with suggestions & help from so many. Open to the public - everyone is welcome! ✨ Join us for so many great speakers @wildpasts.bsky.social @dominikhhh.bsky.social @lachlanfleetwood.bsky.social

New Arcadia article by Jan Schweizer, ETH Zurich, on the KEZO waste plant in Switzerland: "Limits of the Landscape: A Waste Incinerator for Zurich’s Countryside." Read it on our Environment & Society Portal! #envhum #envhist @ethzurich.bsky.social

Limits of the Landscape: A Waste Incinerator for Zurich’s Countrysidewww.environmentandsociety.org How does a waste incinerator take part in the production of a Swiss landscape?

We are so excited to announce the release of the virtual exhibition “Petra Kelly: Life and Legacy of a Transnational Green Activist,” curated by Carson Center researchers Stephen Milder and Andreas Jünger. Check it out! environmentandsociety.org/node/9772 #envhist #envhum #greenpolitics

Our very own Katie Ritson was just interviewed in BBC's Sunday Feature! Listen to her talk with Seán Williams on the Wadden sea in the link below. @untamed.bsky.social #ecocriticism

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Waiting for the Floodwww.bbc.co.uk As we brace ourselves for storm tides, storm surges are a way of life in the Wadden Sea.

Interested in Ecological Justice and the Rights of Nature? Make sure to follow 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝟒𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, an international Marie Curie project! Not on Bluesky yet, but on other platforms: www.facebook.com/speak4nature www.instagram.com/speak4nature_ www.linkedin.com/company/spea... twitter.com/Speak4Nat #envhum

Speak4Naturewww.facebook.com Speak4Nature. 89 likes · 43 talking about this. Interdisciplinary Approaches on Ecological Justice

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Two weeks left to apply for the @carsoncenter.bsky.social Landhaus Fellowship! Spend six months on the Hermannsdorfer Landwerkstätten ecofarm near Munich with colleagues from around the world 🌍 Open to PhDs, postdocs, & established scholars working on environmental humanities. Deadline 28 Feb ✨🍄

Apply for our Landhaus Fellowship! A unique residential fellowship in the countryside of Bavaria. Also open to PhD candidates. Deadline: 28 February.

Call for 2024 RCC Landhaus Fellows | Application Portal of the GraduateCenterwww.portal.graduatecenter.uni-muenchen.de

New 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢 article by RCC alumnus Vipul Singh: “Ecopolitical Space in a Riverine Landscape of South Asia.” This case study of sixteenth-century Bihar, India, provides insights into the dynamic relationship between geography and political constructs. #envhist

Ecopolitical Space in a Riverine Landscape of South Asiawww.environmentandsociety.org The article shows how ecological and geographical features influence the configuration of political space within a region.

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As the LMU München @carsoncenter.bsky.social coordinator of Speak4Nature, today I started a secondment at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid with Luis Lloredo Alix & UAM colleagues! Looking forward to engaging with project partners & learning how we can give non-human nature legal representation! 🌵🌺

Apply for our Landhaus Fellowship! A unique residential fellowship in the countryside of Bavaria. Also open to PhD candidates. Deadline: 28 February.

Call for 2024 RCC Landhaus Fellows | Application Portal of the GraduateCenterwww.portal.graduatecenter.uni-muenchen.de

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Lunchtime Colloquium with Bernd Sommer and Frank Reichherzer - @carsoncenter.bsky.social youtu.be/CCjXbJsZVso?...

Lunchtime Colloquium with Bernd Sommer and Frank Reichherzeryoutu.be Bernd Sommer (TU Dortmund, Germany) and Frank Reichherzer (Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr) will present on “Greening Milit...