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Libby Robin

@libbydeq.bsky.social

Congratulations Thom - a great recognition of your contribution to #EnvironmentalHumanities and #ExtinctionStudies @aehhub.bsky.social @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social

Thom van Dooren @thomvandooren.bsky.social · Oct 1

I’m honoured to be the recipient of the BBVA Foundation’s 7th Biophilia Award in Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences www.biophilia-fbbva.es/en/noticias/... @seisydney.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @mesh-research-hub.bsky.social

Thom van Dooren | Biophilia Award in Environmental Humanities

Philosopher Thom van Dooren receives the BBVA Foundation’s 7th Biophilia Award for what the committee describes as his “central role” in “understanding and addressing species extinction.”

www.biophilia-fbbva.es

October 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM

Dr Jes Hooper

@jeshooper.bsky.social

Who is here then? I am looking to follow #environmental #Humanities, #animalstudies, #conservation, #extinctionstudies, and #anthrozoology scholars. Hit me up with recommendations and introductions, please!

Jes and her cat companion Tigs out foraging for berries in Sussex, UK.

October 6, 2023 at 5:54 AM

Leverhulme Extinction Studies DTP

@extinctionleeds.bsky.social

In Episode 4 of Edges of Extinction, Seb Stroud, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social and @jdroberts.bsky.social talk to Andrea Boom about language, plants, culture and frankincense in Oman #environmentalhumanities #socialsci #linguistics #extinctionstudies extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...

Edges of Extinction Episode 4: The World of Frankincence | Extinction Studies at Leeds

Sicily Fiennes, Jonathan Roberts and Seb Stroud talk to Andrea Boom about language, plants, culture and frankincense in Oman. The discussion follows on from Episode 3. Podcast logo by Sicily Fiennes...

extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com

February 27, 2026 at 10:51 AM

Audra Mitchell

@audralmitchell.bsky.social

Excited to give this talk at the Oslo Center for #EnvironmentalHumanities next month! I'll be bridging themes from #RevenantEcologies with new work on unconditional ecological ethics #politicalecology #extinctionstudies
www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english...

Audra Mitchell: Revenant ecologies - Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

How can we develop unconditional relationships with earth?

www.hf.uio.no

August 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM

Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society

@carsoncenter.bsky.social

In this week’s #LunchtimeColloquium, Catriona Flesher and Anisha Gamblin (University of Leeds) will present on “Extinction and Its Discontents.”

Flesher and Gamblin are currently doctoral candidates as part of UK’s first #ExtinctionStudies Doctoral Training Programme, directed by Graham Huggan.