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Robert Suits

@robertsuits.bsky.social

Asst Prof/Lecturer in environmental history at University College London. Researching climate, energy, capitalism, and labo(u)r; author of The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants (Princeton University Press, 2026). Also novelist, musician.

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Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 7d ago

The major problem with this breezily depoliticised headspace is that it is specifically the speed, scale and geographic concentration of data centre demand growth that tends to make it specifically consume fossil fuels over renewable energy

O • Sd For those worried about the climate impacts of data centers and Al. how that electricity is generated arguably matters more than how much it uses. A query sewed by a data center on a coal- dominated grid will have a much larger impact than one running on a renewables- or nuclear- heavy one. How the growth of Al affects emissions depends not just on its energy efficiency and demand. but also on how clean the grids are that supply it — nannah Ritchie -4 Read in article: L*ed by 2.23:S O What dæs the data say üut Al i_æ?— more
Sarah Wieten@sarahwieten.bsky.social · last wk.

My English History isn't always what it could be- did any authors of "An Agreement of the People" (thought to be Walwyn and Wildman perhaps among others) at the Putney Debates advocate for giving women the vote as well? Can you share to help me find the right historians on here?

AskHistorians@askhistorians.bsky.social · 2w ago

Its #AMA time #Skystorians! @robertsuits.bsky.social, author of The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants, joins us! This is your chance to ask questions about migrant work, climate, or the environment in the United States at the turn of the 20th cent! old.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

I'm a historian of hobos. AMA

Hey everyone! I'm Robert Suits, environmental historian and author of the new book, [The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate...

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Stephen Schwartz@atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 3w ago

This morning in 1979 at 5:30 AM MDT, at Church Rock, New Mexico, a 50-foot earthen dam containing the radioactive and toxic byproducts of a United Nuclear Corporation uranium mine failed, resulting in the largest single unintentional release of radioactive materials in the United States.

A color photograph of Church Rock, New Mexico, showing a weathered mountaintop resembling a church.A color photograph showing the large breach in the earthen dam, through which 94 million gallons of radioactive and highly acidic water flowed into the Rio Puerco and across Navajo lands as far as 50 miles downstream.
UCL History@uclhistory.bsky.social · 3w ago

How have trade, migration, religion, and empire shaped the western Indian Ocean? 🌍🌊 Dr Fabian Krautwald brought together scholars at the University of Dar es Salaam to explore these questions and strengthen research links between UDSM and UCL 💬 shorturl.at/QKeJv

Between Dhows and Dukas: Racial Capitalism, Religion, and Belonging

On 9–10 July 2026, Dr Fabian Krautwald convened a British Academy-funded workshop at the University of Dar es Salaam on East Africa's historic ties to the western Indian Ocean.

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Robert Suits@robertsuits.bsky.social · 3w ago

A free preview of the introduction of my book is available from the press, if you want to try a sample!

Princeton University Press@princetonupress.bsky.social · 3w ago

"The Hobo achieves the very best of history, providing not only new information about an old story, but new concepts to understand it.”—Todd DePastino, author of Citizen Hobo The Hobo by @robertsuits.bsky.social is out now (11 Aug UK pub)! Read a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants by Robert Suits. A panoramic history of America’s first climate migrants.
Jack Swab@jswab.bsky.social · 4w ago

Currently working on a book about Sanborn maps and their history. The company was the largest employer of cartographers until the 1940s, and provided employment for hundreds of women too! www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Beyond ‘Clerical Cartography’: Gender and the (Re)Production of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Building on recent scholarship, this paper examines the gendered divisions of labour in the production of fire insurance maps for the Sanborn Map Company. As a major producer of map titles in the U...

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Katherine Arnold@arnoldke.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨 JOB KLAXON #skystorians #envhist #envhums Cover for some of my teaching next year - 0.5 FTE at University of Liverpool. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSE899/l...

Lecturer in Environmental History (Teaching & Scholarship) (0.5 FTE)- Grade 7 at University of Liverpool

Apply now for the Lecturer in Environmental History (Teaching & Scholarship) (0.5 FTE)- Grade 7 role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · last mo.

Interested in how Hobos' lives were shaped by climate? @robertsuits.bsky.social 's book is hot off the press in the US, and coming soon to the UK.

Robert Suits Publishes The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants

The History Department is delighted to announce the publication of The Hobo: A History of America’s First Climate Migrants by Dr Robert Suits, Lecturer in Environmental History.

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · last mo.

The Hobo Code: An Introduction to the Hieroglyphic Language of Early 1900s Train-Hoppers

Dr Vanessa@hpsvanessa.bsky.social · last mo.

The problem with technosolutionism is that it’s “helpy”. It looks like it’s solving A but it isn’t. In fact it wants to keep A as a problem so that you keep buying its solutions (& if you criticise it the boosters can point & say “oh so you don’t care about A???”)

Ray Greenley@raygreenleyvo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Hobo is a fascinating look at a window of history that defined so much of what we think of as America. I learned so much working on this book. Anyone interested in US history should read or (even better!) listen to it. I appreciate the opportunity to give voice to @robertsuits.bsky.social book!

Princeton Audio@princetonaudio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A panoramic history of America’s first climate migrants @robertsuits.bsky.social's The Hobo, read by @raygreenleyvo.bsky.social and produced by our partners at Spotify, is available now! Get it wherever you listen. open.spotify.com/show/1TloG5R...

The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants by Robert Suits, read by Ray Greenley, Spotify Audiobooks
Past and Present@pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On advance access: "Bodies, Tides, Timber, and the Global History of London’s Docks, 1860–1928" by Simeon Koole (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) and @benmechen.bsky.social (@uclhistory.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...

Bodies, Tides, Timber, and the Global History of London’s Docks, 1860–1928*

Abstract. This article examines changes in the bodies and environment of labourers carrying timber imported into London’s docks in the 1860s to the 1920s t

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UCL History@uclhistory.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are delighted to announce the publication of The Hobo: A History of America’s First Climate Migrants by our Lecturer in Environmental History, Dr Robert Suits! Congratulations to Robert on this important and timely contribution to American environmental and labour history 🌎 👉 shorturl.at/bYne9

Robert Suits Publishes The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants

The History Department is delighted to announce the publication of The Hobo: A History of America’s First Climate Migrants by Dr Robert Suits, Lecturer in Environmental History.

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All Our Yesterdays@allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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"It’s for those interested in histories of the environment (obviously), capitalism, and specifically climate and energy." Interview with Robert Suits, author of "The Hobo" - All Our Yesterdays

Robert Suits, author of The Hobo: A History of America’s First Climate Migrants answers some questions I grew up in the North Woods of North America—the band of mixed forest that stretches across Onta...

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Robert Suits@robertsuits.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Coinciding with this, I've just given an interview about the book with the New Books Network host Miranda Melcher. Give it a listen if that's your jam! newbooksnetwork.com/the-hobo

Robert Suits@robertsuits.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Coinciding with this, I've just given an interview about the book with the New Books Network host Miranda Melcher. Give it a listen if that's your jam! newbooksnetwork.com/the-hobo

Robert Suits, "The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants" (Princeton UP, 2026) - New Books Network

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Robert Suits@robertsuits.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today is the US launch of my book, The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...