On Monday, I defended my PhD thesis, Saving Species. I am now officially an environmental historian (with a very large diploma to prove it) #envhist
Sandra Swart
@wildpasts.bsky.social
Animal history. Stellenbosch University. Lion’s Historian.
New Review! Sandra Swart's 'The Lion's Historian: Africa's Animal Past' - by Anna Lisa Taylor online.ucpress.edu/ah/issue/2/1 @wildpasts.bsky.social @ohiounivpress.bsky.social
Huge PhD Opportunity - the Catholic Church and Environmental History in South Africa!
Love to see it!
Harry Croft@harrycroft.bsky.social · 5mo ago@sighmonger.bsky.social @libbydeq.bsky.social @ncushing12.bsky.social @wildpasts.bsky.social @monicavasile.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @iceho.bsky.social @mcookhistory.bsky.social @amandawells.bsky.social @historykate.bsky.social @clairewwood.bsky.social @lynetterussell.bsky.social FYI
As the guy said: life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
On international zebra day I feel honour bound to post this story of de-extinction the quagga and remind us of when I tried to invent the expression “zombie zoology”. It was WILDLY unpopular! youtu.be/7DoipvEeU8g
Stellenbosch Forum Lecture: Zombie Zoology: the end of extinction? (Prof Sandra Swart)
YouTube video by Division for Research Development (DRD)
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Digging how this dude explains why horse riding is fun. The orcas were a surprising but welcome addition.
Digging how this dude explains why horse riding is fun. The orcas were a surprising but welcome addition.
Beginning to get a visceral reaction of disgust when reading ChatGPT emails and tweets. It’s the uncanny valley effect, I guess. But also a disgust at the person who didn’t put the effort in to BE A PERSON. #ChatGPT
two south park characters are standing next to each other and one has a red flower on his hat
ALT: two south park characters are standing next to each other and one has a red flower on his hat
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Would you like to see a visual representation of Parkinson’s law?
Had a blast with Marco remembering how much fun we had with @eseh.bsky.social and some of you get sneaky mentions!
ICEHO@iceho.bsky.social · 8mo agoICEHO's Sandra Swart and Marco Armiero have co-written a fantastic conference report for ESEH 2025! With 550 #EnvHist scholars from around the world, the hometown of Carl Linnaeus became a site for thinking about the importance of the past like never before. @wildpasts.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social
Call for Papers: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations." The conference will take place in Basel, Switzerland, in August 2026, and the submission deadline is 11 January. There are plenty of panels for #EnvHist scholars: africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
Are you an early-career environmental historian or interested in the challenges aspiring environmental historians face? Join our panel discussion with @askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History. 🗃️ Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students! See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word... 👇👇👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) at University of Warwick
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Locked together by their horns in turf battle, two kudu bulls died of exhaustion. There has to be a metaphor for one’s academic enemies in this?
As a part of ESEH NEXTGATe, I am glad that we are once again organizing a writing support program for early-career scholars! Credits to my colleague Mona Bieling for organizing this together with Andrea Gaynor. Although an ESEH initiative, we also accept applicants from other parts of the world.
ESEH NEXTGATe@esehnextgate.bsky.social · 9mo ago🚨We are launching the 6th edition of the NEXTGATe Writing Support Program! Are you an early career author looking for feedback on your writing in a supportive peer-group plus expert advice? You have come to the right place! For more information and how to apply, see below 👇 #envhist #envhum
Announcing the new Animal History Group seminar series for the 2025-26 academic year! - All seminars held online at 8pm UK time. 🎉 The details are here: animalhistorygroup.org/seminar-seri... And here is a list for your calendar! 🧵💚
Seminar Series
Term One Our Seminar Series is back for 2025/2026. Seminars will be held at 8pm (GMT). Please sign up using the links below. Joining information will be sent shortly before the event. 15 October 20…
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Call for Applications The Early Career branch of the European Society for Environmental History (ESEHNEXTGATe) is seeking new members to join its committee for a two-year term 2025–2027. Please find the more detailed call text attached.
Are you following our Early-Career-Scholar network, ESEH NextGate? They organize events and support young scholars. Follow here: @esehnextgate.bsky.social #envhist #envhum
Just between us, my first instinct was “ooooh *someone* read my books!” Then I had better second instincts, of course.
Per Engzell@pengzell.bsky.social · 11mo agoI had 7 articles in here. Search at the link and if you're in there, file at www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com If you've published open access, be mindful that depending on license some of this might be fair use. Who knows what comes out but might as well try.
This is the most helpful visual guide to social media I’ve ever seen
