Jacob Tom
@jacobleetom.bsky.social
Researcher at the Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities (University of Stavanger, Norway). Areas of research include: literature, history of ideas, environmental humanities, and board games.
My latest board game project is almost out in the world! Books & Booze is a light card game made in collaboration with one of Stavanger's most celebrated cafés. Regional launch on June 30th, and plans for North American distribution are in the works. 📸: @andyo21 (IG)
Had the pleasure of writing down my thoughts about historical board games for NiCHE's series Playing Inside. Check out the whole series as it rolls out in the next months!
NiCHE Canada@nichecanada.bsky.social · 11mo agoToday we have "History on the Tabletop: A Brief Guide for Evaluating Historical Board Games" by @jacobleetom.bsky.social This is the second article in the Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors series edited by @theliftline.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2025/09/25/h... #envhum
Today we have "History on the Tabletop: A Brief Guide for Evaluating Historical Board Games" by @jacobleetom.bsky.social This is the second article in the Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors series edited by @theliftline.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2025/09/25/h... #envhum
History on the Tabletop: A Brief Guide for Evaluating Historical Board Games
Historical board game Land Run: 1893 explores settler colonialism, Indigenous dispossession, and environmental degradation, balancing historical accuracy with player agency.
niche-canada.org
The @greenhouseuis.net gang drawing sketches of "hibakujumoku" in Stavanger Botanical Garden for the "More-than-Human Worlds in Artistic Research" talks yesterday.
Another one of our @greenhouseuis.net PhD students defended today. He gave a really interesting lecture in the morning on “traveling concepts” then defended the thesis in the afternoon. Congratulations to Dr. Jacob Tom! @jacobleetom.bsky.social
gettin' ready for an extremely busy March at the @greenhouseuis.net with talks by among others @kyliecrane.bsky.social, @mattholmes.bsky.social and @eikeheine.bsky.social, a conversation on publishing within #envhum, and @jacobleetom.bsky.social's PhD defence! 🌿
This will be a fun pair of days, and I'm excited to be sharing some of my own work. All are welcome in-person at UiS!
Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities@greenhouseuis.net · 2y agoNext week The Greenhouse is hosting a 2-day event with open lectures on Play and Environmental Humanities, with a keynote by Scout Blum and ending with a Green Boardgames Night. Full program here: www.uis.no/en/research/... #envhist #envhum #boardgames
November at the @greenhouseuis.net with @jacobleetom.bsky.social, @wildpasts.bsky.social, @josephaseeley.bsky.social, @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social and others. We are also going to be (re-)reading Joy Parr's Sensing Changes. #envhist #envhum 🍂
