I spoke with the #EdibleEmpire team about #palmoil for episode of this limited podcast series on food imperialism, along with Farwiza Farhan and Helena Varkkey thesalmonandthetomato.org/edibleempire...

Due to technical difficulties with no internet service for the author, our #envhum book with John Scanlan on The Idea of Waste: On the Limits of Human Life (Reaktion Books, 2025) will be NEXT MONDAY, 27 April, at 4pm in Norway / 3pm in UK. newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...

New to me (but apparently available since late 2024 - no one told me!): a Chinese translation of Oil Palm: A Global History I'm excited this work is reaching new audiences. Still hoping for French, Spanish, or Indonesian versions (write me if you're in publishing!) book.douban.com/subject/3706...

We're hiring! 🌿 The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities at the University of Stavanger invites applications for a 3-year postdoc in Environmental History. See thread for more details. #envhist #envhum

Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163) | University of Stavanger

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Monday, April 20, 2026

jobbnorge.no

#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

Cattle Commodification in Global History - International Workshop

Call for Papers - CATTLEFRONTIERS International Workshop, 3-5 June, Ghent University

cattlefrontiers.eu

Our editor, Nicole Miller, chose "Crafting the Plasticene" by @robinshistory.bsky.social as our most recent Editor's Pick! "There is no way to unmake resin-infused wood and fiberglass. Wind turbine blades pose the same problem." niche-canada.org/2025/08/07/c... #envhist #envhum #plastics #canoes

Crafting the Plasticene

Robins' DIY wooden canoe project reveals deeper truths about plastic, sustainability, masculinity, and the contradictions of modern maker culture.

niche-canada.org

🤨 when the transcript says "... Joke outside the record." (It's "the story of the Australian farmer", 1975. From the Aluminum Workers International Union Biennial Convention transcript; almost every speaker inthe '75, '77 and '79 meetings felt obliged to include an anecdote-style joke)

Thanks to @nichecanada.bsky.social for running this piece, which has been stetwing for a while. It's part of a larger project exploring how plastic got out of the factory and into the craft and DIY universe.

NiCHE Canada@nichecanada.bsky.social · last yr.

Today @robinshistory.bsky.social's DIY wooden canoe project reveals deeper truths about plastic, sustainability, masculinity, and the contradictions of modern maker culture, in "Crafting the Plasticene." niche-canada.org/2025/08/07/c... #makerculture #canoes #plastics #envhist

Today @robinshistory.bsky.social's DIY wooden canoe project reveals deeper truths about plastic, sustainability, masculinity, and the contradictions of modern maker culture, in "Crafting the Plasticene." niche-canada.org/2025/08/07/c... #makerculture #canoes #plastics #envhist

Crafting the Plasticene

Robins' DIY wooden canoe project reveals deeper truths about plastic, sustainability, masculinity, and the contradictions of modern maker culture.

niche-canada.org

Important news for the #envhist crowd: We are hiring an Associate Professor of Environmental History! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Application deadline is August 7. Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇

Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801) | University of Stavanger

Job title: Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, August 7, 2025

jobbnorge.no

#ramp season here. We're in a drought but the snow melt left enough water in the soil to get things green

I keep trying to humor colleagues who say they are using LLMs across their research programs. Meanwhile, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity all failed to be honest in a simple OCR task. ("held", which is a typo in this transcript, is always presented as "head.")

Glad to see Gastropod tackling "seed oils," but this episode could have used a food historian. B. napus oil is a staple in some Chinese cuisines! People all over the world have been eating flax, cotton, sesame, sunflower, mustard and other "seed oils" for millenia. gastropod.com/seed-oil-sca...

Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola - Gastropod

What's the deal with canola. Listen in for the science and history of this former engine lubricant turned social media scare story.

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The lost art of the hand drawn chart (Owen, Prosperity without progress, 1984). I feel like all the new data viz tools are making charts worse, not better...

I am very pleased to share that Michigan Technological University is hosting a virtual career fair for job seekers in Cultural Resources Management ( #CRM ) and allied fields in the heritage sector! 1/x mtu.joinhandshake.com/stu/career_f...

World History Association members: look for a membership-wide vote on a resolution opposing scholasticide in Gaza later today. Add to the pressure on the AHA's leadership. members.thewha.org/general/cust...

Resolution Opposing Scholasticide in Gaza - World History Association

On January 30, 2025, the World History Association Officers and Council considered and affirmed a Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza (full text below).  The resolution responds to the dire situation facing the teaching, learning, and documentation of history in Gaza; the veto of a similar resolution by the American Historical Association Council in January 2025, and the mission of the World History Association to promote activities which will increase historical awareness, understanding among and between peoples and global consciousness. Strictly following WHA procedure, we now submit the resolution to a vote of the entire membership of the Association. If approved by a majority of the members voting, the resolution is affirmed as a measure of the WHA. Current members of the WHA received an email with login instructions to participate in the vote via ElectionRunner, the same secure election software that we use for our annual officer elections. The election will be open from February 18 - 25, 2025.

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@historians.org is an utter disgrace. An undemocratic betrayal of its members voices. An organization that does nothing to defend our Palestinian colleagues from murder and scholasticide will do nothing to defend out profession from domestic opponents. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Historians' council vetoes Gaza scholasticide condemnation

American Historical Association convention-goers overwhelmingly passed the statement on Jan. 5, but the group’s top elected body has vetoed it without letting all AHA members vote.

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I want to see the minutes or a recording of this meeting. The resolution specifically addressed the AHA's mission in clear and direct ways. Members deserve a detailed response if leadership is so confident the proposal is incompatible with the AHA mission. Time to quit, or pack the nominating comte?

American Historical Association@historians.org · 2y ago

After careful deliberation and consideration, the AHA Council has vetoed the "Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza" presented at the 2025 business meeting.

looked up the release date (1993), now feel ancient.

Unexpectedly, I have two Greenhouse #envhum book talk slots still open this year: December 2nd and 9th. If you had a relevant monograph published in 2023 or 2024 and could talk to us at 4pm Central European time (3pm in UK, 10am East Coast, etc.), let me know and we'll schedule you in!

Got the collector item of the year

Collecting specimens (Asclepius syriaca I think?)

#WorldFoodDay "Chaga’s entry into the pantheon of superfoods ... came out of a relatively recent meeting of traditional knowledge and western biomedicine, accelerated by the Internet and a heady mix of bad history." - @robinshistory.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2023/09/07/p...

Picking Stories, Selling Chaga: How History Helped Make Chaga a Superfood

Jonathan Robins investigates how history has been adapted to market chaga as a popular superfood.

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Job alert: Social Sciences at MTU seeks a new chair for an interdisciplinary department (including historians, sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, political scientists, policy scientists) www.employment.mtu.edu/cw/en-us/job...

Details - Department Chair, Social Sciences

employment.mtu.edu

I'm hoping to find a collaborator in #egyptology for a paper who can weigh in on whether the hieroglyphs in this ad are a bunch of nonsense (or not?). Message me for details!

Sharks and Boletes and Sustainable Capitalism, oh my! Check out the awesome collection of new (ish) books available to review for H-Environment #envhist #envhum #aghist #conservation #Sustainability #animalhist #ecocrit #envtech #envjustice #planthist docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Books Available to review for H-Environment

Books Available for Review for H-Environment Below are the books currently available for review for H-Environment. Interested in reviewing one? Please email me at dmccahey@uci.edu for DM me at @farso...

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#CFP closing October 15: submit proposals for panels, roundtables, individual papers, posters, and films for the Agricultural History Society annual conference www.aghistorysociety.org/2025-meeting...

2025 Meeting CFP — Agricultural History Society

Annual Meeting in St. Paul, MN

aghistorysociety.org

Surely there is a dissertation somewhere in here (digital.hagley.org/MSS_2407_048...) (the report asks "what have been the attitudes of men toward their hair in other periods of history and what can learn from this?")

New from 404 Media: Google is serving AI images of mushrooms when users search for some species. Very risky, potentially fatal error for foragers who are trying to find what mushrooms are safe to eat. Could have "devastating consequences" one expert said www.404media.co/google-serve...

Google Serving AI-Generated Images of Mushrooms Could Have 'Devastating Consequences'

AI-generated images of mushrooms that look nothing like the real species could spread misleading and dangerous information.

404media.co

Have any #foodhistory folks taught an undergrad class with significant cooking/food demo/food sharing components? Are there ways to minimize administrative headaches and regulatory issues when preparing or handling food in a classroom?