Katie Ritson
@untamed.bsky.social
Scholar, editor, translator in Germany. #ScandinavianStudies, #LitWiss & #EnvHum. Researcher of North Sea coastal & petro-cultures. Likes to be beside the seaside.
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Katie Ritson
@untamed.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Narratives of Resilience / Narrative der Resilienz
This open access anthology examines how resilience narratives in literature and media contribute to cultural identity construction.
link.springer.com
New OA book Narratives of Resilience edited by the wonderful @kateelizrigby.bsky.social & Evi Zemanek & with lots of cool contributions. My chapter "Doggerland Rising: Oil, Literature, and Resilience" is in & has maps! #EnvHum #Petroculture #Ecocriticism link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
What an amazing lineup of talks at @greenhouseuis.net this winter. I would be grinding my teeth on dismay at missing them were it not for the fact that the recordings will be available later. What a wonderful service to our #EnvHum community. Thank you, Greenhouse friends!
We have an exciting lineup of @greenhouseuis.net #envhum book talks for the spring. Mark your calendars now to join the talks live at 4pm Central European time on Mondays. All are welcome.
Here's what we have set for the first 5 talks.
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Here's what we have set for the first 5 talks.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:06 AM
What an amazing lineup of talks at @greenhouseuis.net this winter. I would be grinding my teeth on dismay at missing them were it not for the fact that the recordings will be available later. What a wonderful service to our #EnvHum community. Thank you, Greenhouse friends!
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Call for Publications (2024-2025)!
We are launching a regular Publication Digest highlighting recently published scholarship at the intersection of #EnvHum / Ecocriticism and Germanic Studies, including German, Dutch, Yiddish, and Scandinavian or historical/transregional Germanic-language contexts.
We are launching a regular Publication Digest highlighting recently published scholarship at the intersection of #EnvHum / Ecocriticism and Germanic Studies, including German, Dutch, Yiddish, and Scandinavian or historical/transregional Germanic-language contexts.
January 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Call for Publications (2024-2025)!
We are launching a regular Publication Digest highlighting recently published scholarship at the intersection of #EnvHum / Ecocriticism and Germanic Studies, including German, Dutch, Yiddish, and Scandinavian or historical/transregional Germanic-language contexts.
We are launching a regular Publication Digest highlighting recently published scholarship at the intersection of #EnvHum / Ecocriticism and Germanic Studies, including German, Dutch, Yiddish, and Scandinavian or historical/transregional Germanic-language contexts.
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For the New Year, we're running a SALE of 25% off all books on our site. Use code WHP2026NY on anything listed here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... || Thanks to M. Johnson for painting these aconites, blossoming near Cambridge even in deep midwinter. #envhist #envhum #pastorialism #plantstudies
January 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
For the New Year, we're running a SALE of 25% off all books on our site. Use code WHP2026NY on anything listed here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... || Thanks to M. Johnson for painting these aconites, blossoming near Cambridge even in deep midwinter. #envhist #envhum #pastorialism #plantstudies
Decompressing after two fast-moving days in Flensburg, discussing deep time in Danish literature #EnvHum #Ecocriticism that included an inspiring encounter with rocks 🪨💎
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Decompressing after two fast-moving days in Flensburg, discussing deep time in Danish literature #EnvHum #Ecocriticism that included an inspiring encounter with rocks 🪨💎
Beautiful views on our tour of local energy infrastructure today. We were so lucky with the #Stavanger weather! #envhum
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Beautiful views on our tour of local energy infrastructure today. We were so lucky with the #Stavanger weather! #envhum
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As members of ICEHO, we look much forward to the 2029 World Congress of Environmental History! Please help ICEHO reach out to as many institutions as possible. Wherever the congress will take place, we will make sure to be present! #EnvHist #EnvHum
Please help us spread the call for proposals for the 2029 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. So far the congress has taken place in Denmark, Portugal, Brazil, and Finland. Where in the world will we meet next time?
#envhist @aseh.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social
#envhist @aseh.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social
Call for Proposals for the 2029 World Congress of Environmental History — ICEHO
ICEHO invites bids for the next World Congress of Environmental History.
www.iceho.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My battery is pretty low after an energy-intensive day, but it has been so great to be back in Stavanger with a room full of bright minds and critical ideas! Looking forward to more tomorrow. Thanks to @melinabuns.bsky.social for organising! #EnvHum
Wonderful energy in the room at the first day of our week-long PhD course on Energy Humanities, organized by @melinabuns.bsky.social. We had a great session by @untamed.bsky.social on criminal energy. #envhist #envhum
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My battery is pretty low after an energy-intensive day, but it has been so great to be back in Stavanger with a room full of bright minds and critical ideas! Looking forward to more tomorrow. Thanks to @melinabuns.bsky.social for organising! #EnvHum
Energy past, energy futures... Thoughtful session at the meeting of the Netzwerk Energie& Literatur in Bochum. #envhum #petrocultures
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Energy past, energy futures... Thoughtful session at the meeting of the Netzwerk Energie& Literatur in Bochum. #envhum #petrocultures
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In dieser Woche darf ich gleich zwei tolle Veranstaltung mitorganisieren. Am Dienstag die Vernissage der Ausstellung „The Art of Energy“ in Erlangen und von Do-Sa den Workshop „Energy & Future“ plus Podiumsgespräch in Bochum/Köln. Herzliche Einladung! @w-i-d.de @victoriaherche.bsky.social @fau.de
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In dieser Woche darf ich gleich zwei tolle Veranstaltung mitorganisieren. Am Dienstag die Vernissage der Ausstellung „The Art of Energy“ in Erlangen und von Do-Sa den Workshop „Energy & Future“ plus Podiumsgespräch in Bochum/Köln. Herzliche Einladung! @w-i-d.de @victoriaherche.bsky.social @fau.de
Exciting position for someone here!
My colleague Marie-Theres Fojuth has advertised a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship in Museum Education @unistavanger.bsky.social with the «Into the Fjords: Blue Museums as Arenas of Learning about Vulnerable Ecosystems (FJORDS)» project. Perfect for Scandinavian-speaking #envhum #envhist people!
PhD Fellowship in Museum Education (288983) | University of Stavanger
Job title: PhD Fellowship in Museum Education (288983), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Sunday, January 4, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Exciting position for someone here!
Anyone have good recommendations for basic undergraduate readings/resources on the basic concept of sustainability? Bonus points if you can point me to texts on Scandinavian contexts (tekster på norsk/dansk/svensk er også greit). Thanks! #EnvHum #Sustainability #Bærekraft
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Anyone have good recommendations for basic undergraduate readings/resources on the basic concept of sustainability? Bonus points if you can point me to texts on Scandinavian contexts (tekster på norsk/dansk/svensk er også greit). Thanks! #EnvHum #Sustainability #Bærekraft
Looking forward to some more good #energyhumanities conversations in Bochum next week. And to Team Petrocultures representation with @imreszeman.bsky.social and @gmacdonald.bsky.social 💡🔥⚡💨🔆
In der nächsten Woche findet der nächste Workshop des DFG-Netzwerks „Literatur & Energie“ in Bochum & Köln mit u.a. @doctoressa.bsky.social @judithrauscher.bsky.social @victoriaherche.bsky.social @untamed.bsky.social statt! Herzliche Einladung! energyandliterature.wordpress.com/events/
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Looking forward to some more good #energyhumanities conversations in Bochum next week. And to Team Petrocultures representation with @imreszeman.bsky.social and @gmacdonald.bsky.social 💡🔥⚡💨🔆
LMU in the mist today.
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
LMU in the mist today.
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The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English.
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English.
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
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Hi #EnvironmentalHumanities People! The Umwelt Center has begun to work on a comprehensive scholar directory that we want to continue to expand! If you work in EnvHum and the context of Germanic Languages&Cultures (post ABD), reach out to us, and please share!
germanic.osu.edu/umwelt/umwel...
germanic.osu.edu/umwelt/umwel...
Umwelt Scholar Directory | Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
The Umwelt Scholar Directory The Umwelt Center is dedicated to connecting scholars from Germanic Studies and Environmental Humanities with each other. Therefore, the Center is developing an encompassi...
germanic.osu.edu
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hi #EnvironmentalHumanities People! The Umwelt Center has begun to work on a comprehensive scholar directory that we want to continue to expand! If you work in EnvHum and the context of Germanic Languages&Cultures (post ABD), reach out to us, and please share!
germanic.osu.edu/umwelt/umwel...
germanic.osu.edu/umwelt/umwel...
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10 days left to apply for this course!
Many amazing scholars will contribute to this course, including @untamed.bsky.social, @dudleymarianna.bsky.social, Abigail Harrison Moore, Alice Owen, and @andersriel.bsky.social!
#envhist #energyhistory #envhum
Many amazing scholars will contribute to this course, including @untamed.bsky.social, @dudleymarianna.bsky.social, Abigail Harrison Moore, Alice Owen, and @andersriel.bsky.social!
#envhist #energyhistory #envhum
I am really excited to announce the call for the PhD Course in Energy Humanities!
Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December.
Applications are welcome until 24 October.
#envhum #envhist #energyhistory
Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December.
Applications are welcome until 24 October.
#envhum #envhist #energyhistory
October 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
10 days left to apply for this course!
Many amazing scholars will contribute to this course, including @untamed.bsky.social, @dudleymarianna.bsky.social, Abigail Harrison Moore, Alice Owen, and @andersriel.bsky.social!
#envhist #energyhistory #envhum
Many amazing scholars will contribute to this course, including @untamed.bsky.social, @dudleymarianna.bsky.social, Abigail Harrison Moore, Alice Owen, and @andersriel.bsky.social!
#envhist #energyhistory #envhum
New OA book Narratives of Resilience edited by the wonderful @kateelizrigby.bsky.social & Evi Zemanek & with lots of cool contributions. My chapter "Doggerland Rising: Oil, Literature, and Resilience" is in & has maps! #EnvHum #Petroculture #Ecocriticism link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Narratives of Resilience / Narrative der Resilienz
This open access anthology examines how resilience narratives in literature and media contribute to cultural identity construction.
link.springer.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
New OA book Narratives of Resilience edited by the wonderful @kateelizrigby.bsky.social & Evi Zemanek & with lots of cool contributions. My chapter "Doggerland Rising: Oil, Literature, and Resilience" is in & has maps! #EnvHum #Petroculture #Ecocriticism link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Starting my online course «Nature & Nation: An Environmental History of Norway Since 1850» today. The timing could have been better since things are ridiculously busy, but I’m still excited about this opportunity! #envhist
Nature & Nation: An Environmental History of Norway Since 1850
Nature & Nation is an environmental history of Norway since 1850. Through five thematic modules, you will learn about the history of modern Norway seen through the lens of environmental interactions a...
engage.eciu.eu
October 6, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Starting my online course «Nature & Nation: An Environmental History of Norway Since 1850» today. The timing could have been better since things are ridiculously busy, but I’m still excited about this opportunity! #envhist
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This story isn‘t about ‘the world‘s taste for soya‘, it‘s about the world‘s taste for meat. The vast majority of soya is grown for animal feed. Less than 10% is for direct human consumption. A shame it‘s not mentioned in the story.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
How the world’s taste for soya is eating Brazil’s Amazon
Cultivation of the crop has made a few wealthy but at a huge cost to untouched forest as it spreads across vast areas of former wilderness
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This story isn‘t about ‘the world‘s taste for soya‘, it‘s about the world‘s taste for meat. The vast majority of soya is grown for animal feed. Less than 10% is for direct human consumption. A shame it‘s not mentioned in the story.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Ive seen LLMs pushed a lot to fellow #adhd students and scholarship to "help" them with things like detail work and structuring work. Ive also seen many punished for trusting this offer of help too. Here's what to use instead:
#academicsky
#academicsky
September 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Ive seen LLMs pushed a lot to fellow #adhd students and scholarship to "help" them with things like detail work and structuring work. Ive also seen many punished for trusting this offer of help too. Here's what to use instead:
#academicsky
#academicsky
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#cfp: “The Past and Future of the Environmental Humanities”, Conference "Beyond Dualism—Thinking Creatively Across Worlds" (8–10 July 2026, Germany), org. @carsoncenter.bsky.social
Info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev...
Deadline: 31 October 2025
#envhum #envhist #ecocriticims
Info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev...
Deadline: 31 October 2025
#envhum #envhist #ecocriticims
(<b>Extended Deadline</b>) Call for Papers: “The Past and Future of the Environmental Humanities” - Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society - LMU Munich
www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de
September 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
#cfp: “The Past and Future of the Environmental Humanities”, Conference "Beyond Dualism—Thinking Creatively Across Worlds" (8–10 July 2026, Germany), org. @carsoncenter.bsky.social
Info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev...
Deadline: 31 October 2025
#envhum #envhist #ecocriticims
Info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev...
Deadline: 31 October 2025
#envhum #envhist #ecocriticims
Exciting opportunity here for doctoral students with funding for travel.
Click here to apply: www.uis.no/en/research/...
#EnvHum #Petrocultures
Click here to apply: www.uis.no/en/research/...
#EnvHum #Petrocultures
September 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Exciting opportunity here for doctoral students with funding for travel.
Click here to apply: www.uis.no/en/research/...
#EnvHum #Petrocultures
Click here to apply: www.uis.no/en/research/...
#EnvHum #Petrocultures
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The @easlce.bsky.social deadline for Utrecht is fast approaching and @katiekung.bsky.social and I are still looking for one paper for a panel on care & invasive species tentatively titled: “Some we love, some we hate, some we kill: why it’s so hard to care for invasive species” #ecocriticism #envhum
September 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The @easlce.bsky.social deadline for Utrecht is fast approaching and @katiekung.bsky.social and I are still looking for one paper for a panel on care & invasive species tentatively titled: “Some we love, some we hate, some we kill: why it’s so hard to care for invasive species” #ecocriticism #envhum
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I have gotten our @greenhouseuis.net #envhum book talks for September & October posted!
Always on Mondays at 16:00 (4pm) Central European time.
For details see: newnatures.org/greenhouse/
Always on Mondays at 16:00 (4pm) Central European time.
For details see: newnatures.org/greenhouse/
August 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I have gotten our @greenhouseuis.net #envhum book talks for September & October posted!
Always on Mondays at 16:00 (4pm) Central European time.
For details see: newnatures.org/greenhouse/
Always on Mondays at 16:00 (4pm) Central European time.
For details see: newnatures.org/greenhouse/