Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
@carsoncenter.bsky.social
International center for environmental humanities research in Munich, Germany.
Website: https://www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de
Portal: https://www.environmentandsociety.org/
Seeing the Woods: https://seeingthewoods.org/
Springs: https://springs-rcc.org/
Website: https://www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de
Portal: https://www.environmentandsociety.org/
Seeing the Woods: https://seeingthewoods.org/
Springs: https://springs-rcc.org/
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We are excited to share that the newest issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is now live! Three essays, a visual narrative, a short story, and an interview join forces to uncover missing pieces in our quest to understand human–environment interactions: springs-rcc.org
#publications #envhum #envhist #RCCSprings #issue8
#publications #envhum #envhist #RCCSprings #issue8
We just republished Sverker Sörlin's new essay from Global Environment, "Staying open – shaping environmental
history in Sweden." Download it on our Environment & Society Portal. This was published in collaboration with ICEHO (@iceho.bsky.social)
@whitehorsepress.bsky.social
#EnvHist
history in Sweden." Download it on our Environment & Society Portal. This was published in collaboration with ICEHO (@iceho.bsky.social)
@whitehorsepress.bsky.social
#EnvHist
“Staying Open: Shaping Environmental History in Sweden”
A reflection on how environmental history emerged in Sweden.
www.environmentandsociety.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
We just republished Sverker Sörlin's new essay from Global Environment, "Staying open – shaping environmental
history in Sweden." Download it on our Environment & Society Portal. This was published in collaboration with ICEHO (@iceho.bsky.social)
@whitehorsepress.bsky.social
#EnvHist
history in Sweden." Download it on our Environment & Society Portal. This was published in collaboration with ICEHO (@iceho.bsky.social)
@whitehorsepress.bsky.social
#EnvHist
New open-access book: 𝘙𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢: 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, edited by Ariell Ahearn, Gantulga Munkherdene, and Takahiro Ozaki. Download it as PDF or Epub on our Environment & Society Portal. #EnvHum
Rural Transitions in Mongolia and Central Asia: Pastoralism, Wellbeing and Economic Relations
Full open-access volume Rural Transitions in Mongolia and Central Asia: Pastoralism, Wellbeing and Economic Relations (2026), edited by Ariell Ahearn, Gantulga Munkherdene, and Takahiro Ozaki.
www.environmentandsociety.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
New open-access book: 𝘙𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢: 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, edited by Ariell Ahearn, Gantulga Munkherdene, and Takahiro Ozaki. Download it as PDF or Epub on our Environment & Society Portal. #EnvHum
This week with Gregg Mitman and a talk on “Thinking Like a #Mountain.”
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmental issues.
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmental issues.
This semester’s #LunchtimeColloquia are centered around “Thinking, Imagining, Building #FutureEnvironments.”
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 AM
This week with Gregg Mitman and a talk on “Thinking Like a #Mountain.”
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmental issues.
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmental issues.
In this #TuesdayDiscussion, acclaimed US-based artist and professor Nnenna Okore will explore how her socially engaged practice cultivates deeper connections with the natural #environment.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
In this #TuesdayDiscussion, acclaimed US-based artist and professor Nnenna Okore will explore how her socially engaged practice cultivates deeper connections with the natural #environment.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
Reposted by Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
Wonderful sheep photo, great call for proposals, fantastic opportunity:
Want to organize the 2026 ESEH Summer School in Environmental History? Check out our new call: eseh.org/call-for-pro...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
#EnvHist #EnvHum
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Wonderful sheep photo, great call for proposals, fantastic opportunity:
Want to organize the 2026 ESEH Summer School in Environmental History? Check out our new call: eseh.org/call-for-pro...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
#EnvHist #EnvHum
January 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Want to organize the 2026 ESEH Summer School in Environmental History? Check out our new call: eseh.org/call-for-pro...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
#EnvHist #EnvHum
Reposted by Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories.
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories.
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
New Arcadia article by Efe Cengiz. Read about how villagers of Karaburun, Turkey, witness and push to maintain ecological relations in the face of development that has decimated olive groves and scattered fences and turbines across the landscape.
#envhist #envhum
#envhist #envhum
Insisting on Boars: How Villagers of Karaburun Employ their Knowledge of Multispecies Entanglements in Local Power Struggles
Villagers witness and push to maintain ecological relations in the face of development that has decimated olive groves and scattered fences and turbines.
www.environmentandsociety.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This week with Juliane Prade-Weiss and a talk on “Extractivism, War, and a History of Mass #Violence: Lebedev’s Donbas #Anthropocene.”
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. They may be of interest to undergrad and grad students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmental issues.
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. They may be of interest to undergrad and grad students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmental issues.
This semester’s #LunchtimeColloquia are centered around “Thinking, Imagining, Building #FutureEnvironments.”
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
January 28, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This week with Juliane Prade-Weiss and a talk on “Extractivism, War, and a History of Mass #Violence: Lebedev’s Donbas #Anthropocene.”
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. They may be of interest to undergrad and grad students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmental issues.
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. They may be of interest to undergrad and grad students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmental issues.
This week, Nayanika Mathur (University of Oxford) will present on “Beastly Tales from the #Himalaya: An #Anthropology for the #Anthropocene.”
How does one write of places in the world where the ground is, quite literally, slipping away from under your feet?
The event is free and #opentothepublic.
How does one write of places in the world where the ground is, quite literally, slipping away from under your feet?
The event is free and #opentothepublic.
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
This week, Nayanika Mathur (University of Oxford) will present on “Beastly Tales from the #Himalaya: An #Anthropology for the #Anthropocene.”
How does one write of places in the world where the ground is, quite literally, slipping away from under your feet?
The event is free and #opentothepublic.
How does one write of places in the world where the ground is, quite literally, slipping away from under your feet?
The event is free and #opentothepublic.
Today, Andreas Jünger (@a-juenger.bsky.social, ProEnviron/RCC) will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion to talk about “Organic Crops in #Andalusia: An Insight into #OrganicFarming in Southern Spain.”
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Today, Andreas Jünger (@a-juenger.bsky.social, ProEnviron/RCC) will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion to talk about “Organic Crops in #Andalusia: An Insight into #OrganicFarming in Southern Spain.”
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
Former Carson fellow Mu Cao has written about the 2025 conference of the Asian Association for Environmental History. Check it out!
How is environmental history doing in Asia? It's thriving! Read Mu Cao's beautiful account of the Asian Association for Environmental History (AAEH) conference in Japan last year.
AAEH is a biennial conference, so keep an eye out for the next one in 2027!
#envhist #envhum #history
AAEH is a biennial conference, so keep an eye out for the next one in 2027!
#envhist #envhum #history
A Classroom Called the Inland Sea: The 2025 AAEH Conference — ICEHO
The First Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Environmental History took place in Japan in the fall of 2025.
www.iceho.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Former Carson fellow Mu Cao has written about the 2025 conference of the Asian Association for Environmental History. Check it out!
Tomorrow, Kärin Nickelsen (Economics, LMU) will join us with a talk on “To Live Among the Stars: #ArtificialEnvironments in the Early #SpaceAge.”
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
This semester’s #LunchtimeColloquia are centered around “Thinking, Imagining, Building #FutureEnvironments.”
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Tomorrow, Kärin Nickelsen (Economics, LMU) will join us with a talk on “To Live Among the Stars: #ArtificialEnvironments in the Early #SpaceAge.”
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
All talks are free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
This Tuesday, Silvia Reckermann, board member of Nord Süd Forum Munich, the umbrella organization for global #engagement and #learning in Munich, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
January 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
This Tuesday, Silvia Reckermann, board member of Nord Süd Forum Munich, the umbrella organization for global #engagement and #learning in Munich, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
Reposted by Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
Postdocs, PhD candidates, and students interested in environmental history, make sure to join our early-career network to learn about new opportunities and conferences around Europe! #EnvHist #EnvHum
Join our new Early-Career #EnvHist Network! We have created a listserv for opportunities related to environmental history (broadly conceived), and we welcome students, PhD candidates and post-docs interested in what happens in Europe. To join, send us a Private Message.
Members can also contribute!
Members can also contribute!
January 19, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Across a century and a half, colonial, private and government salt farming at Sambhar has transformed the ecology of India's Sambhar Lake, affecting both wildlife and livelihoods. Read Deborah Sutton's new Arcadia article to learn more!
@debssutton.bsky.social #EnvHist
@debssutton.bsky.social #EnvHist
Between Salt and Water: The Environmental Crisis at Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan, India
Across a century and a half, colonial, private and government salt farming at Sambhar has transformed the ecology of the lake and caused a slow cataclysm of pollution, affecting wildlife and livelihoo...
www.environmentandsociety.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Across a century and a half, colonial, private and government salt farming at Sambhar has transformed the ecology of India's Sambhar Lake, affecting both wildlife and livelihoods. Read Deborah Sutton's new Arcadia article to learn more!
@debssutton.bsky.social #EnvHist
@debssutton.bsky.social #EnvHist
We are hosting a film screening of a documentary film about the association Urgewald, followed by a Q&A session with Urgewald staff member Judith Hentschel. The event is free and open to the public.
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We are hosting a film screening of a documentary film about the association Urgewald, followed by a Q&A session with Urgewald staff member Judith Hentschel. The event is free and open to the public.
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
Tomorrow, Karen Pittel (Economics, LMU) will join us with a talk on “Water in a #HeatedWorld.”
All talks are completely free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
All talks are completely free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
This semester’s #LunchtimeColloquia are centered around “Thinking, Imagining, Building #FutureEnvironments.”
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Tomorrow, Karen Pittel (Economics, LMU) will join us with a talk on “Water in a #HeatedWorld.”
All talks are completely free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
All talks are completely free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
Tonight, Finola O'Kane (University College Dublin) will present on “Plantation Islands: The First Blueprints for #Colonialism?”
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January 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Tonight, Finola O'Kane (University College Dublin) will present on “Plantation Islands: The First Blueprints for #Colonialism?”
(1/3)
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Tonight, we continue with the winter lineup of the Green Visions #FilmSeries.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Tonight, we continue with the winter lineup of the Green Visions #FilmSeries.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
Reposted by Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
Join the European Society for Environmental History! We are our members, and with a modest yearly fee (25 or 10 €) you will contribute to the community and our next conference. And there are benefits! You can also help by spreading the word! Read more here:
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Join the European Society for Environmental History! We are our members, and with a modest yearly fee (25 or 10 €) you will contribute to the community and our next conference. And there are benefits! You can also help by spreading the word! Read more here:
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
This Tuesday, Markus Kröll, head of the business division “Sustainable Industries” at Fraunhofer IPA, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion to talk about “Practical Pathways to #ClimateNeutrality for Industry and Commerce.”
The TDs are free and open to the public.
The TDs are free and open to the public.
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
This Tuesday, Markus Kröll, head of the business division “Sustainable Industries” at Fraunhofer IPA, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion to talk about “Practical Pathways to #ClimateNeutrality for Industry and Commerce.”
The TDs are free and open to the public.
The TDs are free and open to the public.
Our first event in the new year will be a talk today by Stephan Pauleit (Strategic #Landscape Planning and Management, TUM) on “Transforming #Urban Landscapes: Why #GreenCities Are the Future.”
This semester’s #LunchtimeColloquia are centered around “Thinking, Imagining, Building #FutureEnvironments.”
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
January 8, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Our first event in the new year will be a talk today by Stephan Pauleit (Strategic #Landscape Planning and Management, TUM) on “Transforming #Urban Landscapes: Why #GreenCities Are the Future.”
New 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 #recording available now!
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
December 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 #recording available now!
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
Reposted by Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
Join us! We are the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations and we hope to expand our reach and representation in 2026. We consist of ssociations, networks, centers, institutions, publishers, and journals. Check out the page below to see our current members. #EnvHist
Members — ICEHO
www.iceho.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Join us! We are the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations and we hope to expand our reach and representation in 2026. We consist of ssociations, networks, centers, institutions, publishers, and journals. Check out the page below to see our current members. #EnvHist