What becomes possible when we learn to tell different stories about the world and our place within it? In the midst of ecological upheaval, the humanities offer new ways of seeing, feeling, and understanding our relationship with the living planet. Join the Sydney Environment Institute in...
The Centre for Anthropocene History at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Duke University Press are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of Anthropocene History, the first scholarly journal dedicated to exploring the historical dimensions of the Anthropocene. Developed by the Centre for Anthropocene...
An Environmental Humanities Symposium Monday 02 June 2025 - Tuesday 03 June 2025Location: University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW 2050 Register to attend here: https://events.humanitix.com/storytelling-for-lost-and-threatened-places This symposium will explore our contemporary biodiversity and climate crises through a focus on place and story. How might attending closely to place-based stories...
Rethinking Fables in the Age of the Environmental CrisisMay 22-24, 2025 International conferenceUniversity of Kent, Canterbury, UK (and online) Confirmed Keynote Speakers:Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh Once upon a time, not very long ago, many considered fables to be an anthropocentric mode of representing animals, to be avoided...
RESISTANCE: A Journal of Radical Environmental HumanitiesMarco Armiero, Editor-in-chief From Resilience to Resistance: An Almost New Journal for Environmental HumanitiesResilience: A Journal of Environmental Humanities is entering a new phase in its evolution. Under the leadership of the new editor-in-chief, Marco Armiero, the journal is undergoing...
The radical work of mourning: the power of grief in a time of extinction When: Thursday 11 April 2024, 6.00PM - 7.30PMLocation: The Michael Spence Building (F23) Eastern Ave & City Rd, Camperdown NSW 2050, AustraliaCosts: FreeRegister at Humanitix When we lose a loved one, we share...
Join us at the National Museum for a day of art, music, performance, storytelling and conversations exploring Australia’s remarkable river places and celebrating the launch of Living on the Edge: Caring for Australia’s Threatened Places. Through talks, walks and creative activities suited to all ages, learn about...
These Visiting Fellowships of between two and four months are intended to encourage outstanding interdisciplinary research, international scholarly collaboration, and networking activities of Visiting Research Fellows with a specific focus on the Environmental Humanities. Fellows will be expected to contribute to furthering the work of...
These fellowships are intended to empower up to 40 of the world's best and brightest emerging academics to undertake innovative research that will build our understanding of, and resilience to climate change, improve health outcomes, and create a more sustainable world. Fellowship website: https://www.sydney.edu.au/research/research-funding/research-fellowships/sydney-horizon-fellowships.html Fellowship benefits Each...
The 2023 Conference of the Australasian Animal Studies Association will be held in-person at the University of Sydney on the 27th and 28th of November 2023, as part of the Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Conference theme – Animal Cultures – encompasses emerging...