This reading group is open to all with an interest in the intersection of environmental humanities, activism, and ecological transformation. The theme for this gathering is: What are the environmental humanities, and in what ways do they construct/frame/understand “activism”?

The event will focus on two open access texts:  

O’Gorman, Emily, Thom Van Dooren, Ursula Münster, Joni Adamson, Christof Mauch, Sverker Sörlin, Marco Armiero et al. "Teaching the environmental humanities: International perspectives and practices."Environmental Humanities 11, no. 2 (2019): 427-460.

The text is available here: https://read.dukeupress.edu/environmental-humanities/article/11/2/427/140787/Teaching-the-Environmental-HumanitiesInternational 

This first text provides a general overview of the field of the environmental humanities via how it is taught in different parts of the world.

 Potter et al 2020 “A manifesto for shadow places: Re-imagining and co-producing connections for justice in an era of climate change” EPE: Nature and Space 0(0) 1–21

The text is available here: 

https://eprint.ncl.ac.uk/file_store/production/262096/A44F7CA7-F28E-44B1-A03B-BAFF7B4ADA6E.pdf 

This text, which takes the form of an “academic manifesto,” touches on questions of urgency, justice, and feminist environmental humanities, while also serving as a discussion point about modes of writing and communicating. 

To join in the discussion, please use this link to register for the event > 

 The Network for Global Justice and the Environmental Humanities, funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark, is a collaboration across Roskilde, Aalborg, and Aarhus universities and will include a number of activities over the next 3 years. For more information about the overall network, please see the description here. 

If you can’t make this reading group, but still want to get involved, the network’s first workshop will be 25 May 2021 from 10:30 to 15:30 (online), so mark that date in your calendar.