Environmental History Working Group

EHWG is a group which runs informal meetings for those interested in studying the past in ways that recognize the interactions and interconnectedness of animals, plants, humans, other beings, and the environment. We make space to talk about exciting developments in our fields, interdisciplinary conversations, and new ideas and approaches. We try to keep discussions and presentations informal, and we encourage anyone at all interested in these kinds of approaches to join our meetings, regardless of research specialism or presumed existing knowledge. Our sessions are mainly attended by graduate students and undergraduates who were considering writing a dissertation or embarking on further study in the field, but all are welcome.

For further information or to join the EHWG mailing list, please email mailto:environmentalhistoryworkinggroup-owner@maillist.ox.ac.uk

Find out more at the TORCH Environmental Humanities Research Hub here: www.torch.ox.ac.uk/environmental-humanities-research-hub
Type: None
Series organiser: Ryan Mealiffe
Web Address: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/environmental-history
Organising department: Faculty of History

Talks:

Thursday 1 May 2025

Writing the Environmental History of the Medieval Islamic East
Date: 1 May 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Thomas Laskowski (MPhil Islamic Studies)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Colin Matthew Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 15 May 2025

The Depths of Dissent: Labor, Environmental, and Political Dynamics in the Donbas Miners’ Strikes
Date: 15 May 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Katerina Szylo (DPhil History)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Colin Matthew Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 29 May 2025

Toward an Archaeology of Sustainability: Resource Packages and Landscape Management in Sphakia, Southwest Crete
Date: 29 May 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Lucia Nixon (Classical Archaeology, Senior Tutor, St Hilda's, Co-Director, Sphakia Survey)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Colin Matthew Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 June 2025

Chains of Control and Reins of Resistance: Nonhuman Animals and the Plantationocene in the American South
Date: 12 June 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Bill Smith (DPhil History)
Venue Details: ONLINE via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark