Sverker Sörlin: ‘Global Change, History and Planetary Futures’
Today there is general agreement that global change is ongoing, rapid and that it affects us all. The scientific knowledge underpinning this change is surprisingly recent. In this talk I locate global environmental change in the wider context of planetary narratives, past and future.
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914
Professor Tom Griffiths, Antarctic historian, joins the Australian Antarctic Division’s centennial voyage to Mawson’s Huts at Commonwealth Bay, departing Hobart 5 January 2012.
Antarctic history and policy
This ARC-funded Discovery Project (2010-12) into the environmental and political history of Australia’s involvement in the Antarctic Treaty System involves the ANU, the University of Tasmania and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). The project aims to document and assess Australia’s significant record of achievement in the ATS during
CFP: European Society for Environmental ...
The European Society for Environmental History (ESEH) is pleased to invite proposals for sessions, roundtables, papers, posters and other, more experimental forms of communicating scholarship for its 2013...
Sverker Sörlin: ‘Global Change, Hi...
Stories from Sweden’s far northern edge Public lecture Tuesday 29 May 2012 5.30-6.30pm, followed by a reception hosted by the Swedish Embassy hosted by the Ambassador for Sweden, His Excellency...
Flood Country: An Environmental History ...
By Emily O’Gorman http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/21/pid/6650.htm Flood Country examines changing understandings of the rivers, floods and floodplains of the Murray-Darling Basin since 1850. It examines many...
Documenting the Anthropocene
Documenting the Anthropocene: Historical Reflections on Global Change International Perspectives on the Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences Libby Robin March 26, 2012 4:00pm – 5:30pm 7191 Helen C....
A Wild History: Life and Death on the Vi...
In 1883 pastoralists began to drive great herds of cattle into Victoria River District of Australia’s Northern Territory. They entered a vast tropical land of big rivers, wide plains, and rugged ranges. It...About CEH
The Centre for Environmental History at the Australian National University embraces research and teaching in environmental history, history of science and public history from anywhere in the world, but focuses particularly on Australian experience and perspectives.
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