Alex Hibberts
@hibbertsalex.bsky.social
PDRA in Early Modern History
Land, Environment, Economics & Policy Institute (LEEP), University of Exeter.
Environmental & Climate Historian. Weather Reconstruction. Little Ice Age. Past biodiversity.
https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/alexander-hibberts/
Land, Environment, Economics & Policy Institute (LEEP), University of Exeter.
Environmental & Climate Historian. Weather Reconstruction. Little Ice Age. Past biodiversity.
https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/alexander-hibberts/
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Come along next Tuesday to hear all about Californian health myths and their impact on perceptions of TB and the 1918-19 Flu. I'm excited to share my findings and delve into all the details that didn't fit into my recently submitted PhD thesis, reincarnating zephrys and mammoth oranges included!
We're looking forward to @islayshelbourne.bsky.social's paper in a few weeks' time, on histories of contagion in modern California. To sign up, use the eventbrite link here: (Just look at the size of those oranges!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/california...
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Come along next Tuesday to hear all about Californian health myths and their impact on perceptions of TB and the 1918-19 Flu. I'm excited to share my findings and delve into all the details that didn't fit into my recently submitted PhD thesis, reincarnating zephrys and mammoth oranges included!
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New ahead-of-print article! In "Tenacious," Claudia Leal examines the multidimensional history of dogs in Latin America since the colonial era. doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envhist 🗃️
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
New ahead-of-print article! In "Tenacious," Claudia Leal examines the multidimensional history of dogs in Latin America since the colonial era. doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envhist 🗃️
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We’ve posted 2 new #openaccess articles in @globalenvironment.bsky.social: W. van Engelen et al., ‘African Buffalo as Disease Reservoir in Botswana’; & a review of R.K. Barman’s ‘River, Society and Culture’ (@livunipress.bsky.social). Both here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpge/0/0. #envhist
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We’ve posted 2 new #openaccess articles in @globalenvironment.bsky.social: W. van Engelen et al., ‘African Buffalo as Disease Reservoir in Botswana’; & a review of R.K. Barman’s ‘River, Society and Culture’ (@livunipress.bsky.social). Both here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpge/0/0. #envhist
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We've posted another new piece ahead of print in 'Environment and History', being Claudia Leal's article 'Tenacious: An Alternative History of Dogs'; online here: doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envhist #dogs #mongrels #colombia #latinamerica @eandhwhp.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We've posted another new piece ahead of print in 'Environment and History', being Claudia Leal's article 'Tenacious: An Alternative History of Dogs'; online here: doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envhist #dogs #mongrels #colombia #latinamerica @eandhwhp.bsky.social
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We're looking forward to @islayshelbourne.bsky.social's paper in a few weeks' time, on histories of contagion in modern California. To sign up, use the eventbrite link here: (Just look at the size of those oranges!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/california...
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We're looking forward to @islayshelbourne.bsky.social's paper in a few weeks' time, on histories of contagion in modern California. To sign up, use the eventbrite link here: (Just look at the size of those oranges!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/california...
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I wee reminder that this is comming up on tuesday afternoon!
For those looking forward to Thomas' talk on historical environmental medicine in a a couple of weeks, you can now sign up using the eventbrite link below. Looking forward to seeing you online at 1500 GMT on the 28th of October.
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October 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I wee reminder that this is comming up on tuesday afternoon!
A reminder that tickets are still available for Thomas Banbury's talk at 15:00 28/10!
For those looking forward to Thomas' talk on historical environmental medicine in a a couple of weeks, you can now sign up using the eventbrite link below. Looking forward to seeing you online at 1500 GMT on the 28th of October.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A reminder that tickets are still available for Thomas Banbury's talk at 15:00 28/10!
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New open access article! In "The Contradictions of Dam Building in the People's Republic of China," the authors examine tensions between the PRC's limited capacities and promethean visions of taming China's rivers in the mid-20th century. Read it here: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envhist 🗃️
October 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New open access article! In "The Contradictions of Dam Building in the People's Republic of China," the authors examine tensions between the PRC's limited capacities and promethean visions of taming China's rivers in the mid-20th century. Read it here: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envhist 🗃️
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Issue 31.4 of Environment and History is out now! This special issue entitled "Dam Scientists: The limits of scientific knowledge and environmentalism" features 6 research articles, 2 snapshots, and 3 book reviews. Read online here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/31... #envhist🗃️
October 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Issue 31.4 of Environment and History is out now! This special issue entitled "Dam Scientists: The limits of scientific knowledge and environmentalism" features 6 research articles, 2 snapshots, and 3 book reviews. Read online here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/31... #envhist🗃️
Sign-up for the Northern Environmental History Network's first talk of 2025/26 is now available!
📆28/10 15:00
@eseh.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social @durhamhistory.bsky.social @cemsexeter.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @asle-us.bsky.social
📆28/10 15:00
@eseh.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social @durhamhistory.bsky.social @cemsexeter.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @asle-us.bsky.social
For those looking forward to Thomas' talk on historical environmental medicine in a a couple of weeks, you can now sign up using the eventbrite link below. Looking forward to seeing you online at 1500 GMT on the 28th of October.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Sign-up for the Northern Environmental History Network's first talk of 2025/26 is now available!
📆28/10 15:00
@eseh.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social @durhamhistory.bsky.social @cemsexeter.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @asle-us.bsky.social
📆28/10 15:00
@eseh.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social @durhamhistory.bsky.social @cemsexeter.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @asle-us.bsky.social
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For those looking forward to Thomas' talk on historical environmental medicine in a a couple of weeks, you can now sign up using the eventbrite link below. Looking forward to seeing you online at 1500 GMT on the 28th of October.
eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
For those looking forward to Thomas' talk on historical environmental medicine in a a couple of weeks, you can now sign up using the eventbrite link below. Looking forward to seeing you online at 1500 GMT on the 28th of October.
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Save the dates of these exciting upcoming seminars! Details on how to sign up will available soon.
@eseh.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net @envhistnow.bsky.social @pages-ipo.bsky.social @climatehistorynet.bsky.social
@eseh.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net @envhistnow.bsky.social @pages-ipo.bsky.social @climatehistorynet.bsky.social
The nights are drawing in, and the rain is tapping on the windows, which means that we probably ought to be getting our term-card out. Three really exciting papers to look forward to!
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Save the dates of these exciting upcoming seminars! Details on how to sign up will available soon.
@eseh.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net @envhistnow.bsky.social @pages-ipo.bsky.social @climatehistorynet.bsky.social
@eseh.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net @envhistnow.bsky.social @pages-ipo.bsky.social @climatehistorynet.bsky.social
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The nights are drawing in, and the rain is tapping on the windows, which means that we probably ought to be getting our term-card out. Three really exciting papers to look forward to!
October 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The nights are drawing in, and the rain is tapping on the windows, which means that we probably ought to be getting our term-card out. Three really exciting papers to look forward to!
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In "The Contested History of the Ecological Indian Trope," Larsen revisits the 1990s scholarly debate over the ‘Ecological Indian’ as a pivotal moment in the history of Indigenous knowledge among anthropologists and conservation scientists. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3... #envhist 🗃️
September 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In "The Contested History of the Ecological Indian Trope," Larsen revisits the 1990s scholarly debate over the ‘Ecological Indian’ as a pivotal moment in the history of Indigenous knowledge among anthropologists and conservation scientists. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3... #envhist 🗃️
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2 new ahead-of-print articles out now! In "Wildlife Corridors," Felten-Kury explores the interplay between imperial infrastructure, environmental dynamics and animal mobilities in colonial Southeast Asia. #envhist 🗃️https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3828/whpeh.63861480345877
September 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
2 new ahead-of-print articles out now! In "Wildlife Corridors," Felten-Kury explores the interplay between imperial infrastructure, environmental dynamics and animal mobilities in colonial Southeast Asia. #envhist 🗃️https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3828/whpeh.63861480345877
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Our collection, Mapping the Early Modern Inns of Court: Writing Communities, is being launched! Come and join us (in person at Middle Temple Library or online) at 6.15pm on Tuesday 9 Sept. Email MappingInns@gmail.com for more details. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Mapping the Early Modern Inns of Court
This collection of essays presents recent research on the Inns of Court and their place in the literary and cultural spaces of the early modern world.
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September 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Our collection, Mapping the Early Modern Inns of Court: Writing Communities, is being launched! Come and join us (in person at Middle Temple Library or online) at 6.15pm on Tuesday 9 Sept. Email MappingInns@gmail.com for more details. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
I'm delighted to announce that I'll be starting a new PDRA position @exeter.ac.uk tomorrow!
AHRC-funded project: Informing Contemporary Land-Use through Sustainability Assessment of Medieval & Early Modern Farming Systems 👩🌾🌱🐑🐂
📷 Exeter cathedral nave
AHRC-funded project: Informing Contemporary Land-Use through Sustainability Assessment of Medieval & Early Modern Farming Systems 👩🌾🌱🐑🐂
📷 Exeter cathedral nave
September 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'm delighted to announce that I'll be starting a new PDRA position @exeter.ac.uk tomorrow!
AHRC-funded project: Informing Contemporary Land-Use through Sustainability Assessment of Medieval & Early Modern Farming Systems 👩🌾🌱🐑🐂
📷 Exeter cathedral nave
AHRC-funded project: Informing Contemporary Land-Use through Sustainability Assessment of Medieval & Early Modern Farming Systems 👩🌾🌱🐑🐂
📷 Exeter cathedral nave
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Coming next spring ... yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Offa
An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at the turning point of Anglo-Saxon history Offa ruled the Merci...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Coming next spring ... yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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permanent Liberal Arts lecturership (= assistant professorship) in Glasgow: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOM506/l...
Lecturer in Liberal Arts (R&T) at University of Glasgow
An academic position as a Lecturer in Liberal Arts (R&T) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
permanent Liberal Arts lecturership (= assistant professorship) in Glasgow: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOM506/l...
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New #Skystorians job alert!
The impressive VCH Herefordshire project have been fundraising hard for some time and are now able to advertise two contributing editor roles which will work towards completing work histories of Ledbury and the Malvern Hills.
Details in the link below. 1/2
The impressive VCH Herefordshire project have been fundraising hard for some time and are now able to advertise two contributing editor roles which will work towards completing work histories of Ledbury and the Malvern Hills.
Details in the link below. 1/2
Contributing Editors at The Herefordshire Victoria County History Trust
An opportunity for an academic position as a Contributing Editors is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New #Skystorians job alert!
The impressive VCH Herefordshire project have been fundraising hard for some time and are now able to advertise two contributing editor roles which will work towards completing work histories of Ledbury and the Malvern Hills.
Details in the link below. 1/2
The impressive VCH Herefordshire project have been fundraising hard for some time and are now able to advertise two contributing editor roles which will work towards completing work histories of Ledbury and the Malvern Hills.
Details in the link below. 1/2
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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/
Does anyone know of any (UK-based) ECRs in geography, history & archaeology working on the Little Ice Age? I'm looking for collaborators for a potential workshop!
@eseh.bsky.social @northernenvhistory.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net
@eseh.bsky.social @northernenvhistory.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net
September 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Does anyone know of any (UK-based) ECRs in geography, history & archaeology working on the Little Ice Age? I'm looking for collaborators for a potential workshop!
@eseh.bsky.social @northernenvhistory.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net
@eseh.bsky.social @northernenvhistory.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net
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The Cambridge Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop is back — MPhil and PhD students from all universities are welcome to apply!
@camhistory.bsky.social
@camhistory.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Cambridge Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop is back — MPhil and PhD students from all universities are welcome to apply!
@camhistory.bsky.social
@camhistory.bsky.social
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I've been talking about this network a lot recently! If you're a UK ECR (you have your PhD in hand), sign up for it!
You don't need an affiliation. You get access to their brilliant events (they fund your travel so you can attend), offer biannual conference funding, + access to larger funding opps.
You don't need an affiliation. You get access to their brilliant events (they fund your travel so you can attend), offer biannual conference funding, + access to larger funding opps.
The British Academy's Early Career Researcher Network is now UK-wide with its final expansion to the South East, East of England and Yorkshire and Humber announced today. Read more: https://bit.ly/3HSpAWP
Early Career Researcher Network now UK-wide after expanding to South East, East of England and Yorkshire & Humber
The British Academy’s Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) is now UK-wide with the South East, East of England and Yorkshire & Humber regions added in September 2025.
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September 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I've been talking about this network a lot recently! If you're a UK ECR (you have your PhD in hand), sign up for it!
You don't need an affiliation. You get access to their brilliant events (they fund your travel so you can attend), offer biannual conference funding, + access to larger funding opps.
You don't need an affiliation. You get access to their brilliant events (they fund your travel so you can attend), offer biannual conference funding, + access to larger funding opps.
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📣 A reminder that applications for the Thames Environment Fund close this Friday.
🌻 Applications are open to any project ideas that will be of environmental benefit to the tidal Thames.
Find out more ➡️ pla.co.uk/thames-envir...
#RiverThames #CleanThames #PortOfLondon #London #Essex #Kent
🌻 Applications are open to any project ideas that will be of environmental benefit to the tidal Thames.
Find out more ➡️ pla.co.uk/thames-envir...
#RiverThames #CleanThames #PortOfLondon #London #Essex #Kent
August 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
📣 A reminder that applications for the Thames Environment Fund close this Friday.
🌻 Applications are open to any project ideas that will be of environmental benefit to the tidal Thames.
Find out more ➡️ pla.co.uk/thames-envir...
#RiverThames #CleanThames #PortOfLondon #London #Essex #Kent
🌻 Applications are open to any project ideas that will be of environmental benefit to the tidal Thames.
Find out more ➡️ pla.co.uk/thames-envir...
#RiverThames #CleanThames #PortOfLondon #London #Essex #Kent