Environmental historian. Professor Univ of Stavanger. Co-director Greenhouse Center for #envhum. Extinction; animal history.
Books: The Medieval Pig (2024) & Ghosts Behind Glass (2025)
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Dolly Jørgensen is Professor of History at University of Stavanger, Norway and co-editor in Chief of Environmental Humanities. She served as president of the European Society for Environmental History, 2013–2017. Her research ranges from medieval to contemporary environmental issues, approached through environmental history, history of technology, and environmental humanities perspectives. Her primary areas of interest are human-animal relations, the urban environment, and environmental policymaking. Her research has been covered in media such as The New Yorker and Bioscience. She holds a PhD in History from University of Virginia (2008), a MA in history from University of Houston (2003), and a BA in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University (1994). .. more
Over 6 years, we will explore how living beings are both part of cultural heritage and help shape it.
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We visited Vergelegen estate, who have one of the Rau quagga herds. The Rau quagga hang out with the eland herd.
The quagga foal was only 5 days old! The eland foals were a few weeks.
And lots of squirrels & some rats too.
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Extinction (or maybe not?) on display. The team frantically taking photos.
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Here are *six reasons* why we cannot - and will not- let that happen.
Cape fur seals, Hartlaub’s gull (on penguin statue), and rhino parade
Southern red bishop
Brimstone canary
Southern masked-weaver
Rock kestrel
History unfolding … now
“Carry-on”, which reflects on distance, memory, and belonging.