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Collection Ecologies
@collecol.bsky.social
historical ecology and environmental history • humanities approaches to collections & collecting

#collections #museums #histsci #histstm #histknow #envhum #envhist
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Hello new followers! We're Collection Ecologies 👋

We investigate histories of #collections to understand how collections can serve as archives + knowledge repositories in #envhist, & by reflecting on collections as ecologies themselves.

Check out our CHSTM seminar ⬇️ www.chstm.org/content/coll...
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Happy Monday! 🌵 We're glad to say that this rescheduled Reading Club session is happening this week! Join us on 6 November to discuss Appadurai's article, a fantastically rich piece to raise questions connecting museums & collections, coloniality & the global/planetary, & the age of Anthropocene ✨
@collecol.bsky.social is back! 🪲

We've put together a great seminar series - we hope you'll come along!

On 2 Oct 11am EDT/4pm GMT we're doing a reading club - Appadurai's "The Museum, the Colony, and the Planet: Territories of the Imperial Imagination".

All info ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Looks like a great reading group for those interested in natural history + history of collections! 🏛️🌿🦓
Happy Monday! 🌵 We're glad to say that this rescheduled Reading Club session is happening this week! Join us on 6 November to discuss Appadurai's article, a fantastically rich piece to raise questions connecting museums & collections, coloniality & the global/planetary, & the age of Anthropocene ✨
@collecol.bsky.social is back! 🪲

We've put together a great seminar series - we hope you'll come along!

On 2 Oct 11am EDT/4pm GMT we're doing a reading club - Appadurai's "The Museum, the Colony, and the Planet: Territories of the Imperial Imagination".

All info ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Happy Monday! 🌵 We're glad to say that this rescheduled Reading Club session is happening this week! Join us on 6 November to discuss Appadurai's article, a fantastically rich piece to raise questions connecting museums & collections, coloniality & the global/planetary, & the age of Anthropocene ✨
@collecol.bsky.social is back! 🪲

We've put together a great seminar series - we hope you'll come along!

On 2 Oct 11am EDT/4pm GMT we're doing a reading club - Appadurai's "The Museum, the Colony, and the Planet: Territories of the Imperial Imagination".

All info ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🚨🚨 This is a quick notice to let you all know that we have had to cancel this session!

But, we have moved it to 6 November! We hope you'll join us then! ✨🪴
@collecol.bsky.social is back! 🪲

We've put together a great seminar series - we hope you'll come along!

On 2 Oct 11am EDT/4pm GMT we're doing a reading club - Appadurai's "The Museum, the Colony, and the Planet: Territories of the Imperial Imagination".

All info ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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@collecol.bsky.social is back! 🪲

We've put together a great seminar series - we hope you'll come along!

On 2 Oct 11am EDT/4pm GMT we're doing a reading club - Appadurai's "The Museum, the Colony, and the Planet: Territories of the Imperial Imagination".

All info ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@collecol.bsky.social is back! 🪲

We've put together a great seminar series - we hope you'll come along!

On 2 Oct 11am EDT/4pm GMT we're doing a reading club - Appadurai's "The Museum, the Colony, and the Planet: Territories of the Imperial Imagination".

All info ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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What a great roundtable! @collecol.bsky.social!
July 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Had a fabulous time at #BSHS2025 @bshsnews.bsky.social . #HistSTM

So much on #museums , #collections , #envhist #HistNatHist . 😍

Great seeing friends & meeting new people. Esp. @camglamresearch.bsky.social

Thanks everyone for attending our @collecol.bsky.social roundtable. Join please:
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July 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Greatly looking forward to #BSHS2025 and esp. our @collecol.bsky.social roundtable on Wednesday, 11.30 am.
Already very happy about the accommodation because I get to walk past this gorgeous #ceramics art work by one of my favourite artists. Thanks @bshsnews.bsky.social 😍 #DuncanGrant #HistSTM
July 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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‼️ Don't forget! We'd love to have you join us tomorrow to help workshop ideas for our @collecol.bsky.social special issue! We want to hear from friends & those interested in/who work with natural history/museum collections 🌿

#envhum #envhist #nathist #histsci #collections #museums
🚨 Don't miss our final CHSTM seminar of the academic year! 12 June at 12pm EST/5pm BST ✨

@dominikhhh.bsky.social & @nickytheprof.bsky.social will be workshopping our forthcoming special issue with Endeavour! 🪲

Sign up to get all your @collecol.bsky.social info!
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June 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
‼️ Don't forget! We'd love to have you join us tomorrow to help workshop ideas for our @collecol.bsky.social special issue! We want to hear from friends & those interested in/who work with natural history/museum collections 🌿

#envhum #envhist #nathist #histsci #collections #museums
🚨 Don't miss our final CHSTM seminar of the academic year! 12 June at 12pm EST/5pm BST ✨

@dominikhhh.bsky.social & @nickytheprof.bsky.social will be workshopping our forthcoming special issue with Endeavour! 🪲

Sign up to get all your @collecol.bsky.social info!
www.chstm.org/group/collec...
June 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Join us & let‘s workshop together!
#envhum #collections #museum
🚨 Don't miss our final CHSTM seminar of the academic year! 12 June at 12pm EST/5pm BST ✨

@dominikhhh.bsky.social & @nickytheprof.bsky.social will be workshopping our forthcoming special issue with Endeavour! 🪲

Sign up to get all your @collecol.bsky.social info!
www.chstm.org/group/collec...
June 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🚨 Don't miss our final CHSTM seminar of the academic year! 12 June at 12pm EST/5pm BST ✨

@dominikhhh.bsky.social & @nickytheprof.bsky.social will be workshopping our forthcoming special issue with Endeavour! 🪲

Sign up to get all your @collecol.bsky.social info!
www.chstm.org/group/collec...
June 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Where does our food come from and is it safe? My article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science explores the history of plant #genetics and concerns over #food in the BSE crisis and #GMO controversy: doi.org/10.1093/acre... #histSTM #envhist #aghist #EnvSci
April 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Starting shortly. I was so much looking forward to @nathanbossoh.bsky.social ‘s presentation but I can’t attend after all. 😩 one of those days . 🙄
Don’t be like me !
Don't forget ⬇️ In just a few hours! ⏰

Join us today to hear from @nathanbossoh.bsky.social on three core themes of access, exploitation, & curation as a way of opening further dialogue on the role of museums in the creation (& curation) of new botanical futures.

We look forward to seeing you! ✨🌿
🚨 @collecol.bsky.social CHSTM seminar on 10 April @ 12pm EDT/5pm BST! ✨

Dr @nathanbossoh.bsky.social will discuss 'Imperial Exploitation, & the Curation of New Botanical Futures' & his co-curated exhibition at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social.

We hope you'll join us! ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
April 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Our own @arnoldke.bsky.social will host a workshop at this event on how to work with + read natural history specimens with colleagues at the Liverpool World Museum! 🪲

Information on schedule, bursaries, & sign-up available in the link below ⬇️🌿
We are excited to announce that @liverpooluni.bsky.social will host the next big @ihr.bsky.social workshop - IHR@Liverpool! The topic is 'Difficult Histories' ✨

This is geared toward PGRs + early career folks & there are bursaries available!

Sign-up + more info ➡️ www.history.ac.uk/events/ihrli...
IHR@Liverpool: Difficult Histories
www.history.ac.uk
April 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Don't forget ⬇️ In just a few hours! ⏰

Join us today to hear from @nathanbossoh.bsky.social on three core themes of access, exploitation, & curation as a way of opening further dialogue on the role of museums in the creation (& curation) of new botanical futures.

We look forward to seeing you! ✨🌿
🚨 @collecol.bsky.social CHSTM seminar on 10 April @ 12pm EDT/5pm BST! ✨

Dr @nathanbossoh.bsky.social will discuss 'Imperial Exploitation, & the Curation of New Botanical Futures' & his co-curated exhibition at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social.

We hope you'll join us! ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
April 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🚨 @collecol.bsky.social CHSTM seminar on 10 April @ 12pm EDT/5pm BST! ✨

Dr @nathanbossoh.bsky.social will discuss 'Imperial Exploitation, & the Curation of New Botanical Futures' & his co-curated exhibition at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social.

We hope you'll join us! ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
April 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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🚨 Another @collecol.bsky.social CHSTM seminar this week! 🚨

We'll hear from Leah Malmut (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities) on 'Collecting Building Blocks for a Better Bee' 🐝

13 March at 12pm EDT/4pm GMT (note the European time change) ⏰

More info & Zoom link ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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#Collections & #enthist & #envhist. Hurray!
Join us on 13 March!
🚨 Another @collecol.bsky.social CHSTM seminar this week! 🚨

We'll hear from Leah Malmut (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities) on 'Collecting Building Blocks for a Better Bee' 🐝

13 March at 12pm EDT/4pm GMT (note the European time change) ⏰

More info & Zoom link ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
March 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Do you like bees?
Then mark down your calendar for @collecol.bsky.social 's next meeting this coming Thursday!

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March 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨 Another @collecol.bsky.social CHSTM seminar this week! 🚨

We'll hear from Leah Malmut (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities) on 'Collecting Building Blocks for a Better Bee' 🐝

13 March at 12pm EDT/4pm GMT (note the European time change) ⏰

More info & Zoom link ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Spring program for the Instructing Colonial Natural History Seminar Series. The first seminar is by the wonderful @nickytheprof.bsky.social on Wed 26 Feb, 3-4 pm C.E.T: The Land of True Britons: Edward Lhwyd's Survey of Wales.
February 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Join us on Monday (18.00-19.00) for Marie Mianowski's seminar: Tracing Sarah Mary Fitton (1795–1874). Marie will be discussing her research on Fitton, an Irish born botanist, discussing both individual hurdles she faced & systemic difficulties that were typical for women scientists in the 19th c
March 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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New paper re-up! It covers:
- how natural history & world cultures #museums can learn from each other.
- examples of questions natural history museums can ask when researching legacies of colonialism in their collections.
- a discussion about repatriation.
- environmental legacies of #colonialism 👇
New paper out today!
"The Entwined Human and Environmental Costs of the Colonial Project: Perspectives from Natural History Collections".
I explored a few themes on how natural history #museums are now working to understand their colonial legacies. A little🧵:
www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
February 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM