This was a fun lecture! Check it out if you want my take on the environmental history (#EnvHist) of the Moon.
Cosmic environments are becoming vulnerable to human activity. Focusing on the Moon, this talk argues that human societies have long interpreted and acted on the Moon in ways that reshape both knowledge and material conditions.
Ft. @dagomardegroot.bsky.social at @unecgh.bsky.social
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Ft. @dagomardegroot.bsky.social at @unecgh.bsky.social
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Dagomar Degroot - The History and Future of the Moon
Georgetown University’s Dagomar Degroot draws from his book Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean to argue that the moon has been, is, and always will be a dynamic environment and explores what the future may…
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October 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This was a fun lecture! Check it out if you want my take on the environmental history (#EnvHist) of the Moon.
It has been such a pleasure to host #Overburden and @greggmitman.bsky.social at @oulu.fi, together with @joseacanada.bsky.social 🙏
A wonderful, humbling, and troubling experience. A film that stays with you about the histories of extraction and the lives caught up in them
#envhist #envhum
A wonderful, humbling, and troubling experience. A film that stays with you about the histories of extraction and the lives caught up in them
#envhist #envhum
Thanks to @monicavasile.bsky.social for arranging a screening of Overburden @oulu.fi. Issues around the uneasy alliances of #mining and #conservation resonate from West Africa to near the Arctic Circle. We need stories across the globe connecting mining, AI, extraction, and the extinction of life.
October 18, 2026 at 7:25 AM
It has been such a pleasure to host #Overburden and @greggmitman.bsky.social at @oulu.fi, together with @joseacanada.bsky.social 🙏
A wonderful, humbling, and troubling experience. A film that stays with you about the histories of extraction and the lives caught up in them
#envhist #envhum
A wonderful, humbling, and troubling experience. A film that stays with you about the histories of extraction and the lives caught up in them
#envhist #envhum
Hot off the press! 📚
Glad to see 𝘈 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, edited by Stephen Mosley, now in print. I had fun writing the chapter on "Work, Energy, and Power," with thanks to Stephen for shepherding the whole project to completion.
#envhist #envhum #histstm
Glad to see 𝘈 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, edited by Stephen Mosley, now in print. I had fun writing the chapter on "Work, Energy, and Power," with thanks to Stephen for shepherding the whole project to completion.
#envhist #envhum #histstm
October 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Check out Natania Meeker's review of Peter McPhee's "An Environmental History of France: Making the Landscape, 1770-2020," published in 2025 by @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #landscape
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
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www.h-net.org
October 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Check out Natania Meeker's review of Peter McPhee's "An Environmental History of France: Making the Landscape, 1770-2020," published in 2025 by @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #landscape
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@nichecanada.bsky.social perhaps a candidate for this month’s #envhist worth reading?
October 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
@nichecanada.bsky.social perhaps a candidate for this month’s #envhist worth reading?
Check out Zachary Weston's review of Douglas W. Smith's "Wolf: The Illustrated Biography," published in 2026 by @princetonupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #animalstudies #naturewriting #STS 🐺
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www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
www.h-net.org
October 15, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Check out Zachary Weston's review of Douglas W. Smith's "Wolf: The Illustrated Biography," published in 2026 by @princetonupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #animalstudies #naturewriting #STS 🐺
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
An incredible essay on how the Indigenous knowledge of controlled burns transformed the pre-contact landscapes of Native North America and how it will change forest management in the years to come, evidence from fire scars in tree rings #envhist
Archived link: archive.is/202610121154...
Archived link: archive.is/202610121154...
Beautiful piece of writing in the New Yorker - 'How tree rings challenged the myth of American wilderness' www.newyorker.com/science/elem...
How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness
By studying fire scars in ancient wood, many scientists have become convinced that Indigenous people transformed North America long before Christopher Columbus arrived.
www.newyorker.com
October 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
An incredible essay on how the Indigenous knowledge of controlled burns transformed the pre-contact landscapes of Native North America and how it will change forest management in the years to come, evidence from fire scars in tree rings #envhist
Archived link: archive.is/202610121154...
Archived link: archive.is/202610121154...
Happy to host Vighnesh P from Ashoka University as a visiting PhD scholar for three months, funded by our long-term Erasmus collaboration with Ashoka.
#animalhistories #history #envhist
#animalhistories #history #envhist
Introducing one of our visitors this fall!
Vighnesh Prakash, PhD student, Ashoka University
His project focuses on the urban environmental history of Cochin in India. His main research interests lie in environmental & urban history along with history of science.
www.lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
Vighnesh Prakash, PhD student, Ashoka University
His project focuses on the urban environmental history of Cochin in India. His main research interests lie in environmental & urban history along with history of science.
www.lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
October 17, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Happy to host Vighnesh P from Ashoka University as a visiting PhD scholar for three months, funded by our long-term Erasmus collaboration with Ashoka.
#animalhistories #history #envhist
#animalhistories #history #envhist
"Sunbeam Squatters: Cats and the Making of Home" by Nicholas Miller is the first post in the Dwelling in Place series edited by Nicole Miller.
Cats reshape human architecture by continuously claiming windows as multispecies spaces.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/15/s...
#envhist #cats #animalhistory
Cats reshape human architecture by continuously claiming windows as multispecies spaces.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/15/s...
#envhist #cats #animalhistory
Sunbeam Squatters: Cats and the Making of Home
Though uninvited by human design, cats historically reshape domestic architecture, utilizing windows and catios for vital sensory engagement, territorial surveillance, and multispecies co-habitation.
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October 16, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"Sunbeam Squatters: Cats and the Making of Home" by Nicholas Miller is the first post in the Dwelling in Place series edited by Nicole Miller.
Cats reshape human architecture by continuously claiming windows as multispecies spaces.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/15/s...
#envhist #cats #animalhistory
Cats reshape human architecture by continuously claiming windows as multispecies spaces.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/15/s...
#envhist #cats #animalhistory
"Bush flying was literally a key part of establishing what made Canada a transcontinental nation." - @blairstein.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2024/03/06/m...
#envhist #cdnhist #aviation
niche-canada.org/2024/03/06/m...
#envhist #cdnhist #aviation
Make it Go with Guts and Glue: Interwar Bush Flying as Winter Narrative
Bush flying was a key part of establishing what made Canada a transcontinental nation.
niche-canada.org
October 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"Bush flying was literally a key part of establishing what made Canada a transcontinental nation." - @blairstein.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2024/03/06/m...
#envhist #cdnhist #aviation
niche-canada.org/2024/03/06/m...
#envhist #cdnhist #aviation
DEADLINE today (15 October)! Submit your proposal by 23:58 CET. Individual submissions are also considered, and we also offer experimental formats: posters, transdisciplinary workshops, "Teaching Environmental History", "Meet a Scientist", and more!
#EnvHist #EnvHum
#EnvHist #EnvHum
CfP: 14th Biennial European Society for Environmental History (ESEH) Conference – European Society for Environmental History
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October 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
"Love This Place Like an Atlantic Puffin: Cultural Seascapes of Newfoundland Ecotourism" - Chloe Lundrigan on how Newfoundland rebranded its cod-centered history into a thriving puffin-focused ecotourism ecosystem.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/14/l...
#envhist #cdnhist #animalhistory #newfoundland
niche-canada.org/2026/10/14/l...
#envhist #cdnhist #animalhistory #newfoundland
Love This Place Like an Atlantic Puffin: Cultural Seascapes of Newfoundland Ecotourism
Newfoundland transformed its former cod-dependent economy into a lucrative ecotourism landscape driven by mass puffin marketing and cultural performances.
niche-canada.org
October 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"Love This Place Like an Atlantic Puffin: Cultural Seascapes of Newfoundland Ecotourism" - Chloe Lundrigan on how Newfoundland rebranded its cod-centered history into a thriving puffin-focused ecotourism ecosystem.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/14/l...
#envhist #cdnhist #animalhistory #newfoundland
niche-canada.org/2026/10/14/l...
#envhist #cdnhist #animalhistory #newfoundland
We've published a new article ahead of print in 'Environment and History', by Cianna Devitt on '‘Floating Property’: Litigating Coastal Enclosure in Belfast’s Crown Court, 1886–1887'; online here: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envhist #belfast #seaweed #litigation
‘Floating Property’: Litigating Coastal Enclosure in Belfast’s Crown Court, 1886–1887 | Environment and History
This article examines a case brought before the Belfast Spring Assizes in 1886 and again in 1887, in which three coastal smallholders from Ballycastle, County Antrim, were prosecuted for theft of seaweed from shores claimed by a local landlord. Drawing ...
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October 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"Down the (Ship)wormhole: Finding Charisma in an Animal’s Absence" by @historykate.bsky.social is part of a series about “uncharismatic” species in environmental history.
Destructive shipworms are now celebrated as artistic co-creators in design.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/16/d...
#envhist #envhum
Destructive shipworms are now celebrated as artistic co-creators in design.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/16/d...
#envhist #envhum
Down the (Ship)wormhole: Finding Charisma in an Animal's Absence
Once feared marine pests, hidden shipworms shift from uncharismatic destroyers to celebrated artistic co-creators as their wood-tunneling patterns are repurposed into luxury design.
niche-canada.org
October 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
"Down the (Ship)wormhole: Finding Charisma in an Animal’s Absence" by @historykate.bsky.social is part of a series about “uncharismatic” species in environmental history.
Destructive shipworms are now celebrated as artistic co-creators in design.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/16/d...
#envhist #envhum
Destructive shipworms are now celebrated as artistic co-creators in design.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/16/d...
#envhist #envhum
Check out Debra A. Reid's review of Erica Avrami's "Second-Order Preservation: Social Justice and Climate Action Through Heritage Policy," published in 2024 by @uminnpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #climate
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
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October 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Check out Debra A. Reid's review of Erica Avrami's "Second-Order Preservation: Social Justice and Climate Action Through Heritage Policy," published in 2024 by @uminnpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #climate
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
"Beyond the Heroic Sacrifice: Reframing Petromasculinity and Extractivism in Norwegian North Sea Narratives" by @eikeheine.bsky.social & @agathefourmoret.bsky.social is part of the series “Gender and Atlantic Ocean Environments."
niche-canada.org/2026/10/13/b...
#envhum #energy #envhist #gender
niche-canada.org/2026/10/13/b...
#envhum #energy #envhist #gender
Beyond the Heroic Sacrifice: Reframing Petromasculinity and Extractivism in Norwegian North Sea Narratives
This essay moves from Norwegian narratives that heroize extractive labour toward contemporary voices that dismantle petro-masculinity to confront broader colonial and ecological roots and realities of...
niche-canada.org
October 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"Beyond the Heroic Sacrifice: Reframing Petromasculinity and Extractivism in Norwegian North Sea Narratives" by @eikeheine.bsky.social & @agathefourmoret.bsky.social is part of the series “Gender and Atlantic Ocean Environments."
niche-canada.org/2026/10/13/b...
#envhum #energy #envhist #gender
niche-canada.org/2026/10/13/b...
#envhum #energy #envhist #gender
You have to see it to believe it.
Shock and horror beneath the waves.
#CommercialFishing #dragnet #oceanfloor #industrialfood
#Seaspiracy
#underwaterphotography #dropcam
dramatic, moving images
#OmnivoresDilemma #SixthExtinction #envhist
Shock and horror beneath the waves.
#CommercialFishing #dragnet #oceanfloor #industrialfood
#Seaspiracy
#underwaterphotography #dropcam
dramatic, moving images
#OmnivoresDilemma #SixthExtinction #envhist
How We Filmed Bottom Trawling Like Never Before | Ocean with David Attenborough
YouTube video by Silverback Films
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October 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
You have to see it to believe it.
Shock and horror beneath the waves.
#CommercialFishing #dragnet #oceanfloor #industrialfood
#Seaspiracy
#underwaterphotography #dropcam
dramatic, moving images
#OmnivoresDilemma #SixthExtinction #envhist
Shock and horror beneath the waves.
#CommercialFishing #dragnet #oceanfloor #industrialfood
#Seaspiracy
#underwaterphotography #dropcam
dramatic, moving images
#OmnivoresDilemma #SixthExtinction #envhist
My (and Jean's) take on the Physics Nobel announcement last week: #histsci #envhist #envhum #STS #Antarctica
theconversation.com/physics-nobe...
theconversation.com/physics-nobe...
Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica’s role in exploring the cosmos
For more than a century, scientists have treated Antarctica’s environments as windows into worlds beyond Earth.
theconversation.com
October 12, 2026 at 12:47 PM
My (and Jean's) take on the Physics Nobel announcement last week: #histsci #envhist #envhum #STS #Antarctica
theconversation.com/physics-nobe...
theconversation.com/physics-nobe...
This conversation will be based on @colintuckerstudio.bsky.social's NiCHE article, "Placing Tuning Theory On Earth: Artistic Research Project with Commentary" - niche-canada.org/2026/06/08/p...
#envhist #musictheory #musichistory #envhum
#envhist #musictheory #musichistory #envhum
Placing Tuning Theory On Earth: Artistic Research Project with Commentary
By analyzing early modern tuning texts, this project reveals how classical music’s foundational principles of consonance and harmony structurally rely on the violent, colonial, and ecocidal displaceme...
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October 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This conversation will be based on @colintuckerstudio.bsky.social's NiCHE article, "Placing Tuning Theory On Earth: Artistic Research Project with Commentary" - niche-canada.org/2026/06/08/p...
#envhist #musictheory #musichistory #envhum
#envhist #musictheory #musichistory #envhum
Woohoo! Booking for our first session on 23 October is up!
Join us to hear from @bobpi.bsky.social about water, space, and environmental inequality in #earlymodern Amsterdam.
Free, all welcome in person or on zoom, but register for the link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #LowCountries
Join us to hear from @bobpi.bsky.social about water, space, and environmental inequality in #earlymodern Amsterdam.
Free, all welcome in person or on zoom, but register for the link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #LowCountries
October 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Former ICEHO President Verena Winiwarterhas been awarded for her contributions to environmental history in Austria! #envhist
The 2026 Special Prize for Lifetime Achievement is awarded to … Verena Winiwarter for her pioneering work in environmental history. She established innovative research structures, set new standards in interdisciplinary research and had a lasting impact on the support of early-career researchers …
Bundesministerin Holzleitner verleiht den Österreichischen Staatspreis für Geschichtswissenschaften 2026
Wien (OTS) - "Geschichte hilft uns, unsere Vergangenheit zu verstehen und unsere Gegenwart kritisch zu betrachten. Sie eröffnet neue Perspektiven und macht sichtbar, was lange zu wenig gesehen wurde.....
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October 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Former ICEHO President Verena Winiwarterhas been awarded for her contributions to environmental history in Austria! #envhist
"Doing Charisma Differently: How a Charismatic Halo Effect Shapes Perceptions of Negatively Charismatic Animals" by @ncushing12.bsky.social and Kevin Markwell is part of a series about “uncharismatic” species in environmental history.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/12/d...
#envhist #animalhistory
niche-canada.org/2026/10/12/d...
#envhist #animalhistory
Doing Charisma Differently: How a Charismatic Halo Effect Shapes Perceptions of Negatively Charismatic Animals
Negatively charismatic animals still captivate people, and charismatic naturalists like Steve Irwin can shift public perception toward conserving these species.
niche-canada.org
October 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
"Doing Charisma Differently: How a Charismatic Halo Effect Shapes Perceptions of Negatively Charismatic Animals" by @ncushing12.bsky.social and Kevin Markwell is part of a series about “uncharismatic” species in environmental history.
niche-canada.org/2026/10/12/d...
#envhist #animalhistory
niche-canada.org/2026/10/12/d...
#envhist #animalhistory
Check out Omer Aijazi's review of Eray Çaylı's "Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan," published in 2025 by @utexaspress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #extraction
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
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October 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Check out Omer Aijazi's review of Eray Çaylı's "Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan," published in 2025 by @utexaspress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #extraction
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
Environment and History Vol. 32 No. 4 is out now, available to read for subscribers. This special issue, entitled 'Our Burning Landscapes', explores the politics of fire in the modern world. Read here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/32... #envhist #history
October 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Environment and History Vol. 32 No. 4 is out now, available to read for subscribers. This special issue, entitled 'Our Burning Landscapes', explores the politics of fire in the modern world. Read here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/32... #envhist #history
ICYMI:
"In the presence of multiple environmental crises, shipworm have renewed appeal as an underdog, resisting and even flourishing in spite of human attempts to erase their presence with us across oceans and along coasts." - @historykate.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/10/16/d...
#envhist
"In the presence of multiple environmental crises, shipworm have renewed appeal as an underdog, resisting and even flourishing in spite of human attempts to erase their presence with us across oceans and along coasts." - @historykate.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/10/16/d...
#envhist
Down the (Ship)wormhole: Finding Charisma in an Animal's Absence
Once feared marine pests, hidden shipworms shift from uncharismatic destroyers to celebrated artistic co-creators as their wood-tunneling patterns are repurposed into luxury design.
niche-canada.org
October 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
ICYMI:
"In the presence of multiple environmental crises, shipworm have renewed appeal as an underdog, resisting and even flourishing in spite of human attempts to erase their presence with us across oceans and along coasts." - @historykate.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/10/16/d...
#envhist
"In the presence of multiple environmental crises, shipworm have renewed appeal as an underdog, resisting and even flourishing in spite of human attempts to erase their presence with us across oceans and along coasts." - @historykate.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/10/16/d...
#envhist