Feeding the Insatiable (real and imagined narratives of art, energy and consumption for a troubled planet) An international summit taking place at Dartington Hall in southwest England from 17.00 on November 9 to 16.40 on November 11, 2016. The event features thinkers and makers from across the world, with...
Bath Spa University is launching the UK's first taught MA in Environmental Humanities. Building on Bath Spa's long-standing strength in literature and environment, this innovative interdisciplinary programme, led by Kate Rigby, brings (post-)human geography, environmental anthropology, environmental philosophy, ethics and religious studies, ecocriticism, and nature...
The Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) is calling out to all Australians working in the creative industries, to help promote the rights of the natural world. On 22 October 2016, AELA will host Australia’s first Rights of Nature Tribunal. This non-government, citizen’s tribunal will hear cases presented by individuals and...
Special issue call for Journal Environmental Communication: deadline 30 May 2016 Environmental Themes in Popular Narratives http://explore.tandfonline.com/content/est/renc/renc-cfp The purpose of this special issue of Environmental Communication is to explore and analyse a number of prominent environmental narratives conceived and reproduced in different venues. Despite the increasing presence of...
A global short film competition concerning the profoundly frightening and yet somehow incredibly optimistic landscapes of the 21st century. You have 3 minutes. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects in partnership with the National Museum of Australia and LA+ Interdisciplinary Journal of Landscape Architecture, invites the submission of...
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON… LIBBY ROBIN NORWEGIANS WORK ONE HUNDRED days less per year than Australians. The whole country savours its precious few months of summer, with long days, long holidays and widespread retreat from city apartments to cabins in the mountains. Norwegians open their...
The doctoral program “Environment and Society” at the Rachel Carson Center, Munich, invites applications from graduates in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences who wish to research the complex relationships between environment and society in an interdisciplinary setting. Applications for winter semester 2016/17 must...
Autumn Mushroom Foray 14-18 September 2016 – Switzerland – The five-day workshop delves deep into the ecological and cultural dimensions of fungi, situated within the mushroom-loving land of Switzerland. The workshop includes: Interactive fungus ecology & identification sessions Exciting field forays in the Swiss Jura forests with fungus experts (foray travel...
University of Pennsylvania, USA October 20-22, 2016 Conference website The Penn Program in Environmental Humanities is pleased to announce Timescales, an interdisciplinary environmental humanities conference to be held on October 20-22, 2016 at the University of Pennsylvania. Timescales explores the question of temporality in ecological crisis. The global threat...
Feeding the Insatiable - a creative summit November 9-11, 2016 Venue: Schumacher College, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EA, UK DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS 22.00 GMT May 8, 2016 Schumacher College, RegenSW and the art.earth network invite you to submit a proposal for participation to the forthcoming summit Feeding the Insatiable...