Bernhard Gissibl

📢 New out!

Simone Schleper @moneschleper.bsky.social traces the origins of corporate environmentalism and flexible interpretations of sustainable development to the 1970s.

#globalenvironmentalgovernance #privatesettings #economichumanism #counterculture

Read more here: doi.org/10.1017/S174...

Book cover based on stylised painted art of someone digging in a large pile of soil with a shovel.

We're delighted to announce publication of 'Grasping Soil: A Syllabus and Essays for The Environmental Humanities' (E. Brownell, ed.) – exploring #soil as a vessel of human #history and point of view for inquiry. Available print or #openaccess here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... #envhum #envhist

Bismarck-Denkmal in Hamburg-Altona. Es wurde im Zuge der Black-Lives-Matter Proteste mit roter Farbe beschmiert. Foto: Kim Todzi.

Neu auf unserem Blog: @kim-todzi.de (@uni-hamburg.de) über die umkämpfte Aufarbeitung des kolonialen Erbes vor Ort.
valuepast.hypotheses.org/6113
via @dehypotheses.bsky.social

Very cool looking CFP for a special issue of Animal History on the intersection between African Studies and Animal Studies:

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Rereading Ujamaa, Rethinking Freedom This article examines the compatibility of Ujamaa's conceptualization of freedom with the limits of the sovereign state. This is done by examining popular enactments of Ujamaa in Tanzania in the 1960...

have a look at the first of my articles on ujamaa and anarchy :)

this was exciting to explore so, naturally, there is more to come.

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Ich habe für @valuepast.bsky.social einen Beitrag über "Koloniales Erbe und 'Postkoloniale Angst'" geschrieben: valuepast.hypotheses.org/6113

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

Histories and Legacies of Migrant Labour in Namibia and Switzerland This edited volume shows surprising similarities in labour history and its legacy in two different contexts: South African occupied Namibia and Switzerland in the second half of the 20th century. Both...

📘 Histories and Legacies of Migrant Labour in Namibia and Switzerland
Co-edited with Giorgio Miescher, Saima Nakuti Ndahangwapo & Raffaele Perniola

Grew out of the Learning for (Ex-)change student exchange project — many chapters authored by joint student groups.

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📗 Special Issue on Conservation & Land — Namibian Journal of Environment
Co-edited with Romie Nghitevelekwa & Frowin Becker

Collaborative contributions on land and conservation in Namibia.

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Donkeys are a common sight in northern Namibia – what colonial history has to do with it The story of donkeys in Namibia is one of colonial control but also resistance.

🐴 Short public-facing piece on donkey histories in Namibia
Written with Giorgio, Romie & Martha

theconversation.com/donkeys-are-...
www.namibian.com.na/the-colonial...

Lektor at work kündigt eine Neuerscheinung von @simonederix.bsky.social und @juergendinkel.bsky.social an. Auch im Open Access verfügbar!

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Cultural Landscapes of Energy: Constructing Histories of Power, Prosperity, and Decline in Europe This volume explores the contested heritage of landscapes impacted by energy production. It offers a comparative perspective across Europe on different energy resources and reveals the hidden historie...

Our book is out today! 🎉

"Cultural Landscapes of Energy" adds a historical perspective to current debates on energy transition by bringing together conflicting histories around work, habitation and leisure in landscapes impacted by energy production across Europe.

Geschichtstheorie in die Lehre bringen? (Teil 1) Andreas Frings, Jana Kristin Hoffmann, Philipp McLean, Heidrun Ochs - Im Rahmen eines Austauschs zwischen dem „Geschichtswissenschaftsdidaktik-Blog“ und „Geschichtstheorie am Werk“ wurde die Frage dis...

This week, we are publishing the first part of an conversation with Andreas Frings (geschichtsadmin.bsky.social), Jana Hoffmann, Philipp McLean (philippmclean.bsky.social), and Heidrun Ochs, about the question of how to teach #theoryofhistory.

Read more here 👇
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Ankündigung der Tagung "Geschichtsdidaktische Herausforderungen im Umgang mit dem deutschen Kolonialismus" 09.02.2026 bis 10.02.2026, Aachen Alle Plätze vor Ort belegt, Teilnahme per Zoom noch möglich! Herzlich willkommen zur Tagung „Geschichtsdidaktische Herausforderungen im Umgang mit dem deutschen Kolonialismus“. Die Veranstaltung wird vom Fachbereich Didaktik der Gesellschaftswissenschaften an der RWTH Aachen in Kooperation mit dem Arbeitskreis „Welt- und globalgeschichtliche Perspektiven im Geschichtsunterricht“ der Konferenz für Geschichtsdidaktik ausgerichtet. Alle Plätze vor Ort sind bereits belegt - wir freuen uns über den hohen Andrang! Anmeldung zur Teilnahme per Zoom sind herzlich willkommen unter: kolonialgeschichte-nrw@ipw.rwth-aachen.de“

Dekolonial Erinnern in der Schule: Tagung „Geschichtsdidaktische Herausforderungen im Umgang mit dem deutschen Kolonialismus“ an @rwth.bsky.social, mit @mwilckens.bsky.social.

@bgissibl.bsky.social

2026 Global History Lecture, with the German Historical Institute, London - RHS On Tuesday 10 February, the Society hosts its annual Global History Lecture, in partnership with the German Historical Institute, London. This year we are delighted to welcome Professor Vinita Damodar...

Join us on Tuesday 10 February for the 2026 Global History Lecture, hosted in partnership with @ghilondon.bsky.social

Prof. Vinita Damodaran will speak on 'Decolonising the Natural History Collections of Empire' bit.ly/4qLCaYB

Booking for in-person & online attendance is now open #Skystorians

Environment and History Vol. 32, no. 1 is out now! This issue includes new research articles, snapshots, book reviews, and the @eseh.bsky.social notepad. Subscribers can read here liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/32/1 🗃️ #envhist

Join the European Society for Environmental History! We are our members, and with a modest yearly fee (25 or 10 €) you will contribute to the community and our next conference. And there are benefits! You can also help by spreading the word! Read more here:
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#EnvHist #EnvHum

This order withdraws the US from major environmental cooperation, including:
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC);
- Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES);
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Artistic Provenance Research Proposing the new term – Artistic Provenance Research – the book reveals art's capacity to expand provenance research in critical and provocative ways.

Out now: ‘Artistic Provenance Research’ publication by Tal Adler & Sharon Macdonald (eds.) @transcript-verlag.bsky.social offers insights in provenance research from an artistic perspective. Happy to have contributed a chapter. #APR #OpenAccess

A copy of "Biologists Unite: The Rise and Fall of Ecosystem Services" by Daniel Chiu Suarez on a plain background. The cover features a photo of an underwater ecosystem.

In "Biologists Unite," Daniel Chiu Suarez provides an inside account of the rise and fall of ecosystem services, a burgeoning field of science dedicated to analyzing the many valuable “services” nature provides to humanity. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255338...

Was ist Imperialismus? Wie sich der umkämpfte Begriff verändert hat und was er noch erklären kann

Durch die gegenwärtigen Konflikte und Kriege wird der Imperialismus-Begriff wieder geläufig. Doch was ist Imperialismus? @rheinze.myatproto.social

Mensch-Werden, Mensch-Sein am IEG Mainz! Wir bieten ab Februar 26 eine Promotionsstelle zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte der Menschwerdung, mit @jpaulmann.bsky.social und @mwilckens.bsky.social im Rahmen von @sortingpeople.bsky.social
Deadline 4. Januar 2026

www.ieg-mainz.de/job/wissensc...

Wintersonnenwende, Raunächte, Tarot warum die Kehre in die Esoterik Teil der Faschisierung der Gesellschaft ist in diesem Essay werd i

The rise of ‘beaver bombing’ across Europe | Letter Letter: Prof George Holmes and Gabriel Rowland say illicit releases need to be included in our conversations about which species belong in the UK, and who gets to decide this

our letter in @theguardian.com on the rise of 'beaver bombing' and other illicit and unregulated species reintroductions in Britain and elsewhere.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

ESEH Vice-President Sandra Swart and former ESEH President Marco Armiero have written a great summary of our last conference in Uppsala, Sweden!

#envhist @wildpasts.bsky.social

Wie schreiben wir Migrationsgeschichte? Der Bericht über unser Podium um Fragen zu Deutubgsmacht und Partizipation auf dem Histotag ist erschienen. www.hsozkult.de/conferencere...

Cattle Commodification in Global History - International Workshop Call for Papers - CATTLEFRONTIERS International Workshop, 3-5 June, Ghent University

#CFP: "Cattle Commodification in Global History: Capitalism, Science and Empire". International Workshop, Ghent University, 3-5 June 2026.

Deadline for abstracts: 23 January 2026

Info: cattlefrontiers.eu/workshop-cat...

#envhum #envhist #agriculture #environment #hstm #histsci

Mit dabei ein Artikel unseres Koordinators Achim Saupe (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social) zum Konflikt über den Wiederaufbau der Potsdamer #Garnisonkirche 👇

Über die christlichen Semantiken und Praktiken in den Protesten gegen die WAA Wackersdorf hat Maria Schubert @ruhr-uni-bochum.de eben einen sehr lesenswerten Aufsatz in der "Kirchlichen Zeitgeschichte" veröffentlicht:

www.vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109...

Sensing the Social If science studies and religious studies were convened absent a narrative of secularity, what knowledge would emerge from their encounter?

Experiments in collaborative thought, between science studies and religious studies: tif.ssrc.org/category/sen... #ImmanentFrame #histSTM Edited by the wonderful Mona Oraby