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Center for Anthropocene History
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Cross-disciplinary research on past, present & future of the human-induced environmental transformation of the planet @ KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden
Thanks a lot to colleagues at the KTH Environmental Humanities Laboratory for a great event that brought Kohei Saito to Stockholm for EHL's annual Archipelago Lecture. A provoking and enlightening talk. Which form degrowth would take is crucial question. lnkd.in/gfcW4x47
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Ståle Holgersen joining us this Thursday to present his book Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World. He argues ecosocialist futures are our way out of repeating cycles of capitalism and crisis. www.kth.se/anthropocene...
October 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Our workshop Infrastructures In, Of, and For the Anthropocene has wrapped! Thanks to everyone who participated!
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We're now preparing for a second Autumn workshop, Futures Beyond Transition: Perspectives from the Energy Humanities shorturl.at/kO4EI
(Flamenco image: James Bridle)
October 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Open PhD position at KTH: "AI Planetary Futures: Climate and environment in Silicon Valley's AI paradigm". Apply by Oct 23! lnkd.in/dCs8eZjb

The project analyzes the climate and environmental aspects of Silicon Valley-based general-purpose AI systems developed by Big Tech companies.
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We heard from John Chung-En Liu today, visiting from National Taiwan University and a guest at our division. He presented his work on climate narratives on the Chinese-language internet; not often included in the discussion on climate obstruction and misinformation...

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September 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We were happy to co-sponsor the experimental Strange Attractors event in Stockholm. Sara Parkman and Chronos Quartet gave us beautiful and unsettling music. Authors Andre Magnusson and Sverker Sörlin gave us talks on time, water and the power of words. Anticipating Strange Attractors next event...
May 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Join us on April 23rd when Wim Carton comes to visit us in Stockholm to present his and Andreas Malm's new book Overshoot: Why the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown. ➡️ Register shorturl.at/SEfYw
April 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Join us tomorrow for the first session in our Doing Anthropocene History ONLINE seminar series for 2025 on "Cultural Memory in the Anthropocene" with Gabriele Dürbeck. Register here shorturl.at/fTC5F
March 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
See the latest open calls, events, publications and news from us in our newsletter here! shorturl.at/cOjva
March 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Location confirmed: Utö in the Stockholm Archpelago! Apply by 28 Feb for our Summer School in Anthropocene Histories. August 25-28Organised by Center for Anthropocene History at KTH, and the European Society for Environmental History. shorturl.at/ZwocS
February 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Apply for the Summer School in Anthropocene Histories! August 25-28 in Stockholm's archipelago. Organised by, Center for Anthropocene History at KTH, in collaboration with the European Society for Environmental History conference www.kth.se/anthropocene...
February 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Apply for our Visiting Scholar Fellowships for 2025 and 2026! We welcome applications from scholars at all levels and from all disciplines and all parts of the world, who want to work with us and contribute to shaping the emerging field of Anthropocene history. www.kth.se/anthropocene...
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
New publication from centre member Sverker Sörlin. Taking Planetary Boundaries framework "as both a case of ‘planetary modelling’ and, at the same time an ‘environing technology’ that is performative and shapes what the environment ‘is’ while modelling it" www.kth.se/anthropocene...
January 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Work with us! Two assistant professorships at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Apply by Feb 7th.

1. Environmental History with specialization in Anthropocene History www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/...
2. History of Science with specialization in Anthropocene History www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/...
December 19, 2024 at 3:49 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 10:58 AM