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Next week, there will be two Speak4Nature lectures by Jonatan Palmblad at the University of Eastern Piedmont: "Technology and Ecology" and "Thinking Regionally: Building an Ecological Identity and Protecting Biodiversity." #EnvHum

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Today’s highlight from the recently-published ninth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is the #interview “Growing Up amid #EnvironmentalChange: A Conversation with Jan David Hauck.”

Jan David Hauck and Pooja Nayak discuss how changing environments change our language and morals.

👉 springs-rcc.org/growing-up-a...

Miyaoi Yasuo’s Perspective on Life in Nineteenth-Century Japan: Intersecting Humans and Animals, Shared Emotions and Ethics Miyaoi Yasuo’s 1858 collection of tales, Kidan zasshi, challenges assumed human–animal boundaries, portraying shared ethics, reincarnation, and emotional connections by blending folklore and insights ...

Miyaoi Yasuo’s 1858 collection of tales, Kidan zasshi, challenges assumed human–animal boundaries, portraying shared ethics, reincarnation, and emotional connections by blending folklore and insights drawn from Edo-period experience. Read Tomoya Masuda's new Arcadia article to learn more! #EnvHist

“Deep Ecology & the American Conservation Movement” Dive into a pivotal 1993 lecture by renowned Professor Bron Taylor as he unravels the complex tapestry of the American conservation movement. This insightful presentation offers a panoramic view, trac...

And a bonus: a 1993 lecture by Bron Taylor himself!
"Deep Ecology & the American Conservation Movement"

“Green Anarchy, Primitivism, and the Critique of Technology” Is technology neutral, or is it the architect of our alienation? In this March 2005 lecture, anarcho-primitivist philosopher John Zerzan argued that civilization itself—defined by domestication, divis...

And lastly, a lecture by anarcho-primitivist philosopher John Zerzan from 2005, in which he argues that civilization itself—defined by domestication, division of labor, and industrial technology—is the root cause of modernity’s ecological and psychological dysfunctions. #histtech #envhist
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New issue of Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review is now available on the Environment & Society Portal.

The new 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 issue is now live on the Environment & Society Portal! Explore contributions from the RCC community, featuring reflections and perspectives on human–environment interactions across disciplines and media: www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/collecti...

#envhum #envhist #RCCSprings

And a bonus: a 1993 lecture by Bron Taylor himself!

www.environmentandsociety.org/node/10098

“Ecological Healing: Deep Ecology, Anthropocentrism & Re-Earthing” Experience Australian environmental activist John Seed's powerful "Ecological Healing" lecture. Introduced by University of Florida professors Shaya Isenberg & Bron Taylor, Seed, a deep ecology pionee...

Then we have deep ecology pioneer John Seed's “Ecological Healing: Deep Ecology, Anthropocentrism & Re-Earthing” from 2003.

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“Biocentrism & Revolutionary Ecology” Judi Bari's lecture on Revolutionary Ecology, with two songs at the outset, which illuminates her nature spirituality and biocentrism, her critiques of capitalism as inherently antithetical to environ...

Next up is Judi Bari's lecture on "Biocentrism & Revolutionary Ecology" from Bron's Environmental Studies class in October 1993.

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“Dave Foreman at UW Oshkosh with Bron Taylor” The lecture features environmental activist Dave Foreman, introduced by Bron Taylor at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in 1990. The event situates Foreman’s ideas within the emerging discourse on ...

Former Carson Fellow Bron Taylor has made available some lectures and talks that might interest historians of environmentalism. First out is this lecture by Dave Foreman (Earth First!) from 1990, introduced by Bron himself.

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Dream Interpretation and Ecological Ethics in the Amazon Explore Indigenous knowledge and ecological ethics in the Ecuadorian Amazon through practices of dream interpretation and community healing.

You can read this field note and other insightful imaginings and explorations on 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴: seeingthewoods.org/2026/03/03/i...

Our latest 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 #fieldnote is “Interpreters of Dreams in the #EcuadorianAmazon” by Karla García.

During her field research García encountered #dreaminterpretation at an environmental NGO. This practice intertwines different ontologies with the hopes NGO participants have for the land.

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🪐 Today’s highlight is “How We Got Here” by writer-editor @rowandeer.bsky.social from the recently-published ninth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.

A brief history of time: modern fable edition.

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We think that our fellow environmental historian communities may be interested! @nichecanada.bsky.social @aseh.bsky.social @asehearlycareer.bsky.social @envhistnow.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social

This in-person lecture at @soasuni.bsky.social, co-organized by the Critical Research on Industrial Livestock Systems (CRILS) Network might be of interest to some.

🎟️ Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/soas-depar...

A Paradise in Spring: An Ecological Account of Birds, Fishes and Hunters in the Bāburnāma Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur’s autobiography anticipates an ecological and multispecies way of understanding the environment, highlighting confluence rather than divergence between humans and nonhumans...

New Arcadia article by Smarika Nawani on how the autobiography of Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), the first Mughal emperor, anticipates an ecological and multispecies understanding of the environment, highlighting confluence rather than divergence between humans and nonhumans.

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♻️ Today’s highlight is “Recycling Cultures in India: Studying Electronic and Textile #Waste” by Anwesha Borthakur.

#Recyclable waste in India is dealt with in traditional ways and could serve as a model for #sustainable #wastemanagement in the Global North.

👉 springs-rcc.org/recycling-cu...

Global #EnvHist community, don't miss our Verena Winiwarter Prize for the best article that contributes to global environmental history, focusing on comparisons and connections between different parts of the world or on areas outside mainstream scholarship in the field.
Deadline: 15 August 2026

Did you know that our EU-funded Speak4Nature project has a Dictionary on Ecological Justice? Our project coordinator Jonatan Palmblad just published an entry on environmental history. Check out the website for current and upcoming entries! www.speak4nature.eu/dictionary/

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Today’s highlight from the recently-published ninth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is “Der Bartgeier” by poet and researcher Jake Goetz.

This #poem traces the complex relationship between humans and the largest bird of the #Alps, the bone-eating bearded #vulture (𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘨𝘦𝘪𝘦𝘳).

🦅 springs-rcc.org/der-bartgeier/

Courtesy of our friends at the White Horse Press. @whitehorsepress.bsky.social

Grasping Soil: A Syllabus and Essays for the Environmental Humanities Full open-access volume Grasping Soil: A Syllabus and Essays for the Environmental Humanities (2026), edited by Emily Brownell.

New #EnvHum book! Read Grasping Soil: A Syllabus and Essays for the Environmental Humanities by Emily Brownell for free on our Environment & Society Portal. This is sure to come in handy for lecturers in the field.

Read former Carson fellow Mu Cao's report from the Asian Association for Environmental History conference!

I have a new article out in Environment and History on Deutsche Bank's role in reshaping the geography of water in Ottoman Anatolia. #envhist

Water’s Worth: Reconsidering Deutsche Bank’s 1907 Konya Plain Irrigation Project | Environment and History www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...

Thinking of presenting on the #envhum at MLA 2027? ASLE has 2 session calls, consider a submission. Deadline for both is March 11, 2026: www.asle.org/calls-for-pa...

The Inhuman Condition: Rethinking Anthropocentrism - Springs Jonatan Palmblad argues that in an increasingly inhuman world socioecological justice can only be achieved by embracing human nature.

You can now read this article online on 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: springs-rcc.org/the-inhuman-...