My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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We'd like to highlight the podcast 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘳𝘶̈𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘰̈𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘭, produced by the Environmental Affairs Office of the LMU Munich Student Council, especially their recently released episode, "The Rachel Carson Center—Research Focused on Humans and Their Environment!" #RCC #Podcast #LMU #Research #Environment

Happy International Owl Awareness Day! Please enjoy this photograph of ornithologist Herbert Brown (r) with an elf owl, the world’s smallest owl

Today’s highlight from the recently-published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is “Mapped Futures, Vanishing Places: On Inheritance at the Water’s Edge” by literary scholar Kumiko Kiuchi! You can now read this article online on 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: springs-rcc.org/mapped-futur...

Join us tomorrow at our International Colloquium with Pei-yin Lin, who will present on “Archipelagic Imaginary and Cetacean Narratives in Contemporary Taiwan” and John Agbonifo, who will present on “Relational Ecology, the Benin Bronzes, and Ecological Justice” #envhum #envhist #envjust

Today, we would like to highlight the interview “One Woman’s Waste Is Another Woman’s Treasure: A Conversation with Kim Curtis” by Regina M. Bichler and Kim Curtis from the recently-published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴! #rccpublications #RCCSprings #envhum #artist #interview #ecologicalfutures

Submit your abstract for ASEH 2027 by August 16! #EnvHist

American Society for Environmental History@aseh.bsky.social · last wk.

Submit your panel or paper for the ASEH Conference in Richmond, VA March 31-April 3. The submission portal is open until August 16: convention2.allacademic.com/one/aseh/ase...

RCC alumnus Andreas Jünger has just published an open-access article on Rachel Carson's reception in Francoist Spain!

Andreas Jünger@a-juenger.bsky.social · last wk.

Excited to share my latest research article, published in Germinate: Environmental History Review @g-ehr.bsky.social , an open-access, digital publication of the @aseh.bsky.social . Read the full piece here: doi.org/10.65131/GPS... #envhist #rachelcarson #silentspring #spain #francoistspain

How can protected areas conserve wildlife while also safeguarding people’s livelihoods? Read this new article by the Rachel Carson Center's Mengxi Kou and colleagues to learn more. #envhum

“Current Patterns and Mitigation Strategies of Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Chinese Protected Areas”

Article by Rachel Carson Center alumna Mengxi Kou and colleagues on how protected areas can conserve wildlife while also safeguarding people’s livelihoods.

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Following last week’s publication of the tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, we are thrilled to promote each of the issue’s articles individually over the coming weeks. Today, we would like to highlight “Thank God for the Coal Rollers” by historian Timothy James LeCain! #RCCSprings #envhum #rollingcoal

An excerpt from the reader 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, which will be published with @degruyterbrill.bsky.social this year, is now available on the Environment & Society Portal: www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/climate-...

Climate Crisis as a Challenge for the Humanities: A Reader

Excerpt from Climate Crisis as a Challenge for the Humanities: A Reader, edited by Karin Esders.

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A special issue of Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review @carsoncenter.bsky.social, titled “Imagining Environmental Futures" is now available open-access online. "11 contributors from around the globe were encouraged to address the question as they interpreted it..." springs-rcc.org

Help environmental history prosper by supporting young scholars! Donations small and large are very welcome. #EnvHist #fundraiser

Martin Meiske@mmeiske.bsky.social · last wk.

📢 #ESEH is raising funds for 2027 Travel Grants to support early-career researchers, grad students, independent scholars & those from lower-income countries presenting at the 14th ESEH Conf. in Salzburg, 6–10 Sept 2027. Donate now ➡️ www.betterplace.org/en/projects/... #envhist @eseh.bsky.social

What is the role of the #EnvironmentalHumanities at a time when geopolitical crises are drawing attention away from #climate and environmental issues? New #OpenAccess book by social scientist Anna Antonova, Change! Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation #envhum #ClimateCrisis #Humanities

Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society@carsoncenter.bsky.social · 4w ago

New open-access book by RCC alumna Anna Antonova! Download it on our Environment & Society Profile. #envhum @asantonova.bsky.social

Join us at our next international colloquium! Tuesday's meeting will feature Desirée Valadare, Luísa Reis-Castro, Katharine Rietig, and Hannah Bradley. All are welcome, and attendance is free. We hope you'll join us! More info: tinyurl.com/2p72bwyc #envhum #envhist

𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 by Dan Wylie (professor emeritus at Rhodes University) is now available for download on the Portal: www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/seven-so... #envhum #literature #poetry Cover © 2026 Dan Wylie and Atelier Books Ltd. All rights reserved.

If you haven’t had a chance to explore the new 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 issue, the editor’s note provides an overview of the issue’s theme and how the individual contributions fit together. Read it here: springs-rcc.org/imagining-en... #envhum #RCCSprings #editorial #publication #openacess #future

On Monday, 27 July, Rimona Afana will give a talk on “Animal Captivity: The Matrix of Extraction, Torture, Murder.” The event will be chaired by Almuni Fellow John Barry. More info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_... #envhum #envhist #animals #rights @rimona-afana.bsky.social

Happening tomorrow in LMU's geography building, Room D105, to be accessed via Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, Munich. More info and directions: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_... #envhum #envhist #fermentation #geography

Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society@carsoncenter.bsky.social · 3w ago

On Thursday (23 July), Doctoral Candidate Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova will defend her doctoral dissertation “Connected Food: More-than-Human Geographies of Fermentation.” #RCCEvents #envhum #anthropology #doctoraldissertation #phddefense #fermentation #food #morethanhuman

"There is also the constant coining of new terms. The occasional neologism can help drive analytical precision, but too many prevents us from speaking to people outside our field." Great post on the @carsoncenter.bsky.social site springs-rcc.org/the-future-o...

The Future of the Environmental Humanities Is Not in the Seminar Room - Springs

Rob Gioeilli argues that environmental humanities scholars need to push themselves to engage across disciplines.

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We are accepting applications for the Environmental Studies Certificate Program for the 2026–27 winter semester! Applications are due on 14 September. There will be a Zoom info session on 04 August. To register, email envstudies@rcc.lmu.de. More info: tinyurl.com/3eh2cn8n #graduatestudies #envhum

We are excited to announce the release of a special issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸, titled “Imagining Environmental Futures.” Read the issue for free at springs-rcc.org. #envhum #envhist #publications #RCCSprings #specialissue #future

Looking for European work or study opportunities in environmental history and related fields? Join our Nextgate network for early-career researchers! You will receive a monthly newsletter as well as be a part of a community listserv. To join, send us a direct message and include your email. #envhist

New book in environmental philosophy! Download the full volume of John Foster's Lifeworld (PDF or ePub) on our Environment & Society Portal. Courtesy of the White Horse Press. #envhum #envphil @whitehorsepress.bsky.social

Lifeworld: A Fresh Approach to Environmental Philosophy

Full open-access volume Lifeworld: A Fresh Approach to Environmental Philosophy (2026) by John Foster.

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On Thursday (23 July), Doctoral Candidate Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova will defend her doctoral dissertation “Connected Food: More-than-Human Geographies of Fermentation.” #RCCEvents #envhum #anthropology #doctoraldissertation #phddefense #fermentation #food #morethanhuman

We are pleased to highlight the upcoming workshop (22 July) "Environmental Mobilities: Research, Public Engagement, Museum Practice" at the Verkehrszentrum of the Deutsches Museum. Find out more and register here: offtheroad.org/2026/07/06/w... #envhum #MuseumStudies #Workshop #PublicEngagement

On Tuesday, 21 July, we will host a one day international symposium to discuss recent research with doctoral students, visiting scholars, and fellows from different disciplines and parts of the world. The symposium is free and open to all! More info here: tinyurl.com/yn2yhx4x #envhum #envhist

This Friday! Join us wherever you are.

Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society@carsoncenter.bsky.social · 3w ago

This Friday we are organizing a Speak4Nature webinar together with the National University of the Littoral, Argentina, and the Loisachbündnis. You are all welcome to join! Link: unl-edu-ar.zoom.us/launch/jc/81... ID de reunión: 810 6535 6994 Código de acceso: 962675 #EnvHum #EnvJust

Seminario de Estudios comparativos en justicia sociecológica Nuestra compañera @ndelviso25.bsky.social interviene en este seminario (en español) que se podrá seguir en directo a través de zoom. Jueves 16 julio, 17:30 en el @carsoncenter.bsky.social (Múnich) www.fuhem.es/2026/07/14/s...

Esta tarde, 17:30, desde el @carsoncenter.bsky.social Enlace Zoom unl-edu-ar.zoom.us/j/85798128769

FUHEM@fuhem.bsky.social · 3w ago

Seminario de Estudios comparativos en justicia sociecológica Nuestra compañera @ndelviso25.bsky.social interviene en este seminario (en español) que se podrá seguir en directo a través de zoom. Jueves 16 julio, 17:30 en el @carsoncenter.bsky.social (Múnich) www.fuhem.es/2026/07/14/s...