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Oslo Center for Environmental Humanities
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OCEH 🌿

A space for thinking with the Earth - through art, stories and the humanities. Based at the University of Oslo.

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🍂 November at OCEH!

This month, we’re diving into how environments, art, food, and coastlines shape our lives - and how we, in turn, shape them.

Events below 👇
More info: shorturl.at/vnBSN
November 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Our second OCEH newsletter just came out 🍂

It’s full of things we’ve been thinking about and doing this autumn - bonfire by the lake, lab talks, PhD fieldwork and new research groups taking shape.

Not a report so much as a snapshot of how #envhum feels in motion.

✨ Read: shorturl.at/PeJVa
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Do trees talk to each other?

It might sound like sci-fi, but research shows that trees and plants can “communicate” underground — thanks to fungi🍄👇
#EnvHum #Mycorrhiza #WoodWideWeb
October 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🍂 Big month ahead at OCEH! October brings poetry from pollution, Sámi law, multispecies justice, and more.

Workshops, lunch seminars, lab talks — all diving into fresh perspectives on how we relate to nature, weather, and each other 🌿✨

Curious? Come join the conversations!
September 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
September will be a busy month at OCEH! 🍂🔥

From lab talks on ecosemiotics, creativity in the humanities, and revenant ecologies, to our long-awaited autumn bonfire - we’ve got a full calendar of events lined up.

Check out the program and join us: shorturl.at/zLQsA
September 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Our very first OCEH newsletter is out! 🎉

We’ll be sharing updates from our center + research groups, along with insights from the world of environmental humanities 🌍

👉 Read the first issue here: shorturl.at/VaoZH

👉 Subscribe for future editions: shorturl.at/oZove
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
☀️ Summer break is winding down here in Norway — and we’re easing back into things at OCEH with a great August lineup.

Seminars, guest talks, and a cozy bonfire to close the month. If you're in Oslo, we’d love to see you 🌻

📍 Details: shorturl.at/m6ojr

#EnvHum #EnvironmentalHumanities
August 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🎻 Did you know the legendary Stradivarius violins may owe their sound to… colder weather?

During the Little Ice Age (ca. 1300–1850), Europe experienced cooler winters. Trees grew more slowly, producing denser, more uniform wood.

Perfect for instruments.
#EnvHum #ClimateHistory
July 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🌊 Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor — but support over 25% of all marine life.

That’s wild. But their importance goes far beyond biodiversity. A short thread on why coral reefs matter — to all of us 👇
May 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting Academic Toolkit: #Publishing in Environmental Humanities with Prof. @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social, editor at Environmental Humanities 🌿📝

Here are a few highlights and takeaways for anyone thinking about publishing in this field 👇
May 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🌸 A new month at OCEH!

May brings events on everything from eco-theology to publishing in the environmental humanities. Some are in Oslo, others hybrid - details here:

🔗 shorturl.at/wLahF

Whether you're in Oslo or joining from afar, we’re glad to have you with us 🌍

#envhum #ClimateCulture
May 5, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Did you know? 🐜🏢

A building in Zimbabwe stays cool without air conditioning — thanks to termites!

It’s called the Eastgate Centre, and it’s in Harare.
May 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
New on Bluesky!

We’re OCEH - a research hub at the University of Oslo @uio.no, exploring climate, nature & culture through the humanities.

Follow for research highlights, events, reading tips & snapshots from the OCEH Lab.

📸 OCEH Lab

hf.uio.no/oceh
#ClimateCrisis #EnvironmentalHumanities #envhum
May 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM