Category: News
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Podcast: Prof. Petra van Dam on Coping with Drought
Category: NewsIn the latest episode of the Blue History Network podcast, Amelie Homp interviews Petra van Dam about her research on climate adaptation and drinking water management in the Netherlands. They explore historical droughts and floods, the inequalities in coping mechanisms, and lessons for current policies and individual actions regarding climate…
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Prof. Dr. Jeff Diamanti joins the board of the EHC Amsterdam
Category: NewsTags: board membersThree new members have joined the board of the Environmental Humanities Center Amsterdam, including Prof. Dr. Jeff Diamanti, a Professor of Global History of Sustainable Development at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research addresses critical global supply chains, sustainability studies, and the sourcing of raw materials for renewable energy, with emphasis…
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New research project: ‘Troubling Pigments (after Polke)’ – Dr. Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou
Category: News‘Troubling Pigments (after Polke)’ is a new research project by Dr. Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou, funded by the Anna Polke Stiftung. It investigates the ecological and social histories of eight pigments from Polke’s monochrome paintings at the Stedelijk Museum. The project involves Rijksakademie alumni and will conclude with a public presentation in…
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Dr. Marilena Mela joins the board of the EHC Amsterdam
Category: NewsTags: board membersThree new members have joined the board of the Environmental Humanities Center Amsterdam. This post introduces Dr. Marilena Mela, Assistant Professor of Heritage Studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research intersects heritage, sustainability, and climate, with a focus on their connections in energy transitions, as explored in her upcoming book…
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Prof. Dr. Judith Keilbach joins the board of the EHC Amsterdam
Category: NewsTags: board membersWe are pleased to announce that three new members have joined the board of the Environmental Humanities Center Amsterdam. This is the first in a series of three posts introducing them. Judith Keilbach is Professor of Media and Culture at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research focuses on media infrastructures, which…
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Phd Position: Art and Regenerative Entrepreneurship (closes 15 March 2026)
Category: NewsWe are hiring! We are excited to announce the second PhD position on “Art and Regenerative Entrepreneurship” within the JUST ART research consortium, in collaboration with the Hogeschool van Amsterdam Center for Economic Transformation. The project engages artistic and arts-based solutions for the challenges that entrepreneurs face when striving to…
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Phd Position: Art and Soil Ecologies (closes 15 March 2026)
Category: NewsWe are hiring! We are excited to announce a PhD position on “Art and Soil Ecologies” within the JUST ART research consortium. The project engages with the vital role crucial role soil plays within climate justice. We are looking for candidates eager to explore arts-based and artistic research approaches to…
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New research project announcement: JUST ART – artistic research and climate justice
Category: NewsTags: climate justice, creative methods, just art, phd position, regenerative business, regenerative entrepreneurship, research, soilWe are delighted to share that in January 2026, our large new research consortium ‘JUST ART’ on art research and climate justice took off. Bringing together artists, researchers, campaigners and communities in rural and urban regions across the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the coming six years, the consortium (led…
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“Art can open the eyes” — Interview with Prof. Dr. Katja Kwastek
Category: NewsKatja Kwastek was recently interviewed by Idea magazine for social sciences and humanities alumni about the project JUST ART.
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BURN-OUT: Call for Fellows Het Nieuwe Instituut
Category: NewsThrough its annual Call for Fellows, Het Nieuwe Instituut’s Research Department acknowledges and gives visibility to research projects offering departures from established modes of thinking and practice. For this iteration of the Call for Fellows, the Research Department has selected the theme of BURN-OUT. Exhaustion on a Planetary Scale.