Tag: environmental history
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An Amphibious Culture
Category: NewsTags: amphibious culture, environmental history, environmental humanities, flooding, resilient societiesSince one of the effects of climate change in our current era is an increase in flooding, Professor Petra van Dam has analyzed how the Dutch dealt with floods in the past. She reached the surprising conclusion that even though risk of flooding is on the increase today, our society…
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Historical Climatology
Category: NewsWe warmly (no pun intended) recommend a visit to the blog Historical Climatology, which focuses on climate change scholarship in disciplines other than the sciences, including history, economics, political science, and law. The blog was founded by Dr. Dagomar Degroot, now a professor of environmental history at Georgetown University. In…
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Course guide 2017-2018
Category: UncategorizedTags: course guide, dystopian fiction, early modern literature, ecocriticism, environmental history, landscape, natural disasters, speculative fiction, vrije universiteit amsterdam, waterIn this course guide, we aim to provide an overview of courses that focus on topics related to the environmental humanities. The guide is a work in progress: would you like to include your course here, please contact k.steenbergh@vu.nl. We also warmly welcome course descriptions from other Dutch universities. Courses…