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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society

@carsoncenter.bsky.social
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International center for environmental humanities research in Munich, Germany. Website: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de Portal: www.environmentandsociety.org Seeing the Woods: seeingthewoods.org Springs: springs-rcc.org

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In September we went on an excursion to the city of Arles, France, to explore the parallel histories of the Rhône Delta. The students learned about the starkly contrasting logics of two sites in the area: the Camargue, established as a nature reserve, and Fos-sur-Mer, a heavily industrialized zone.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We just added James Fleming’s “Excuse Us, While We Fix the Weather” to our 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 archive–now with a new foreword! Originally published in 𝘙𝘊𝘊 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, the piece highlights the male-dominated culture surrounding proposals for weather and climate interventions: springs-rcc.org/excuse-us-wh...
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We look forward to welcoming our new students this Friday. The event will be followed by a farewell ceremony, where select students who have graduated will present their MA theses. #envhum #students #degree #programs #winterterm
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Claire Weill recently interviewed Jawad Daheur about 𝘏𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴. The book came out in 2025 as part of our joint series 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 (@berghahnbooks.bsky.social). Listen to it here: frequenceprotestante.com/events/lhist...
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We are thrilled to announce that 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is now inviting submissions for a thematic issue on nonhuman animals and more-than-human worlds, guest-edited by Dr. Mieke Roscher. More info on springs-rcc.org/about/. #CallforSubmissions #envhum #animals #morethanhumans #RCCSprings
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 Led by Supriya, the workshop invited participants to think beyond water as a natural resource and instead consider its connections to memory, place, stories, justice, language, and the body.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Rachel Carson Center is looking to fill the position of 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 (𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘧𝘴𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵) for 𝟲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 within the “Changing Environments, Changing Childhoods” (CECC) research group, led by Dr. Jan David Hauch.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We’d like to highlight the essay “’The End is the Beginning’: Dispatches from the Farewell to Christof Mauch” by RCC alumna Kate Rigby! Read Kate’s piece here: www.iceho.org/news/2026/8/...
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We'd like to draw your attention to the latest uploads on our YouTube channel! Most of the contributions to our the final public event of the "Strengthening the Environmental Humanities" project were professionally recorded, and the final videos are now available on our YouTube channel.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
After a short hiatus, we are now accepting applications to our visiting scholar program. More info to be found on this page: www.sprachlit.lmu.de/carsoncenter... #envhum #envhist #researchstay #RCC
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Jonatan Palmblad’s seminal 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 essay, “The Inhuman Condition,” is now available as an audio recording. You can listen to it for free at springs-rcc.org/the-inhuman-... or on Spotify. #envhum #envhist #RCCSprings #publications #anthropocentrism @palmblad.bsky.social
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Five more days to apply for the Environmental Studies Certificate Program for the 2026–27 winter semester! More info: www.sprachlit.lmu.de/carsoncenter... #envhum #envhist #graduatestudies #certificate #CfA
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join us tomorrow for the launch event of the special issue, “Imagining Planetary Health, Well-Being and Habitability.” A tour of the 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 exhibition at the Deutsches Museum will be followed by a panel discussion. RSVP for guided tour—more info: www.sprachlit.lmu.de/carsoncenter...
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Today, we’re highlighting the essay “Ignoring Religion is Not an Option” by Kate Rigby, featured in the recently published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴! Read the essay online on 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: springs-rcc.org/ignoring-rel... #rccpublications #RCCSprings #envhum #essay #envhis #religion
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Rachel Carson Center is looking for a research associate (studentische Hilfskraft) for 20 hours per week to manage the RCC library. The position will start on 15 November 2026 or shortly thereafter #rccjobs #callforapplications #researchassistant #library #librarymanagement
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We have a writing workshop with visiting scholar and writer Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal scheduled for 22 September! More info on how to register here: www.sprachlit.lmu.de/carsoncenter...
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Today’s highlight from the recently published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is “The Best is Yet to Come: Latin American Environmental History” by historian Claudia Leal! #rccpublications #RCCSprings #envhum #envhis #latinamerica #PublicHistory
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Rachel Carson Center is looking for a research associate (studentische Hilfskraft) for 15 hours per week to support its managing director and editorial team. Find out more about this position and the application process on our website under “About”: www.sprachlit.lmu.de/carsoncenter...
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today’s highlight from the recently published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is “Whale Fall” by award-winning author Michaela Vieser! #rccpublications #RCCSprings #envhum #essay #whale #BreastCancer #cycleoflife
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Join us tomorrow for the next installation of our international brown bag colloquium with Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova and Sofiá Pérez Baeza! The event is open to all members of the RCC as well as the wider public—everyone interested is warmly invited. #rcc #rccevents #colloquium #research #discussion
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Today, we’re highlighting the essay “The Futures We Tell” by scholar Alexa Weik von Mossner, featured in the recently published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. #rccpublications #rccsprings #envhum #Essays #ClimateAnxiety #fictionwriting #EnvironmentalChanges
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Today, we’re highlighting the essay “Time After the Hero—Or, in Proposing the Age of the Anthropoiescene” by author Zana Fraillon, featured in the recently published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴! #rccpublications #RCCSprings #envhum #essay #nonhuman #anthropoiescene
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Today, we’re highlighting the essay “Tell Me a Story, Tell Me the World” by urban environmental humanities scholar Jamie Wang, featured in the recently published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴! (reupload) #rccpublications #RCCSprings #envhum #UrbanEnvironmentalHumanities #storytelling #environmentaljustice
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Join us tomorrow for the next installation of our international brown bag colloquium with Aditya Mani on “From Green Narratives to Fragmented Governance: Explaining the Implementation Gap in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC/ 中巴经济走廊 / چین پاکستان اقتصادی راہداری)”!
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today, we would like to highlight the short story “The Mangrove Doesn’t Forget” by the Malaysian writer Rachel Desiree Felix from the recently published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴! You can now read this article online on 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: springs-rcc.org/the-mangrove... #RCCSprings #mangrove #shortstory
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is now on Spotify! We’re excited to share that all audio recordings from 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 are now available to listen to on Spotify! #envhum #envhis #RCCSprings #publications #audiorecordings #Spotify
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Join us tomorrow for the next installation of our international brown bag colloquium with Sofía Rivera Berkhoff and Victoria Myznikova! The event is open to all members of the RCC as well as the wider public—everyone interested is warmly invited. #rccevents #colloquium #greencapitalism
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Today, we would like to highlight the essay “The Future of the Environmental Humanities Is Not in the Seminar Room” by historian Rob Gioielli from the recently published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: springs-rcc.org/the-future-o... #RCCPublications #RCCSprings #envhum #academia #communication
Poster advertising an article titled "The Future of the Environmental Humanities Is Not in the Seminar Room" by Rob Gioielli, published in Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
On Friday, 10 July, Christof Mauch celebrated the culmination of his long and successful career with friends and colleagues at the Evangelische Akademie in Tutzing. Read full news item: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev...
Christof Mauch giving farewell address, titled “The End Is the Beginning.”
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Join us tomorrow for the double #filmscreening of 𝘈𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘰𝘳 by Kuldeep Kumar and 𝘙𝘌_𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘈𝘓—𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 by Fabian Schunder! 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Rachel Carson Center, fourth floor, Conference Room, Leopoldstr. 11a, 80802 Munich, Germany
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We'd like to highlight the podcast 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘳𝘶̈𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘰̈𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘭, produced by the Environmental Affairs Office of the LMU Munich Student Council, especially their recently released episode, "The Rachel Carson Center—Research Focused on Humans and Their Environment!" #RCC #Podcast #LMU #Research #Environment
Social media graphic for the podcast "Der Grüne Hörsaal" episode 19.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today’s highlight from the recently-published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is “Mapped Futures, Vanishing Places: On Inheritance at the Water’s Edge” by literary scholar Kumiko Kiuchi! You can now read this article online on 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: springs-rcc.org/mapped-futur...
Social media graphic for the Springs article "Mapped Futures, Vanishing Places: On Inheritance at the Water's Edge" by Kumiko Kiuchi.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Join us tomorrow at our International Colloquium with Pei-yin Lin, who will present on “Archipelagic Imaginary and Cetacean Narratives in Contemporary Taiwan” and John Agbonifo, who will present on “Relational Ecology, the Benin Bronzes, and Ecological Justice” #envhum #envhist #envjust
International colloquium taking place on 4 August 2026 from 12:00 until 14:00 at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, fourth floor, conference room
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Today, we would like to highlight the interview “One Woman’s Waste Is Another Woman’s Treasure: A Conversation with Kim Curtis” by Regina M. Bichler and Kim Curtis from the recently-published tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴! #rccpublications #RCCSprings #envhum #artist #interview #ecologicalfutures
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Following last week’s publication of the tenth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, we are thrilled to promote each of the issue’s articles individually over the coming weeks. Today, we would like to highlight “Thank God for the Coal Rollers” by historian Timothy James LeCain! #RCCSprings #envhum #rollingcoal
Graphic for the Springs article "Thank God for the Coal Rollers" by Timothy James LeCain
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Join us at our next international colloquium! Tuesday's meeting will feature Desirée Valadare, Luísa Reis-Castro, Katharine Rietig, and Hannah Bradley. All are welcome, and attendance is free. We hope you'll join us! More info: tinyurl.com/2p72bwyc #envhum #envhist
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 by Dan Wylie (professor emeritus at Rhodes University) is now available for download on the Portal: www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/seven-so... #envhum #literature #poetry Cover © 2026 Dan Wylie and Atelier Books Ltd. All rights reserved.
Cover of Severn Southern African Poets and the Natural World by Dan Wylie.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If you haven’t had a chance to explore the new 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 issue, the editor’s note provides an overview of the issue’s theme and how the individual contributions fit together. Read it here: springs-rcc.org/imagining-en... #envhum #RCCSprings #editorial #publication #openacess #future
Poster advertising the editor's note on the 10th issue of Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
On Monday, 27 July, Rimona Afana will give a talk on “Animal Captivity: The Matrix of Extraction, Torture, Murder.” The event will be chaired by Almuni Fellow John Barry. More info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_... #envhum #envhist #animals #rights @rimona-afana.bsky.social
Rimona Afana will present on "Animal Captivity: The Matrix of Extraction, Torture, Murder." The talk will take place on 27 July 2026 from 14:00 until 15:15 at Leopoldstraße 11a, in Munich, in the conference room on the fourth floor.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We are accepting applications for the Environmental Studies Certificate Program for the 2026–27 winter semester! Applications are due on 14 September. There will be a Zoom info session on 04 August. To register, email envstudies@rcc.lmu.de. More info: tinyurl.com/3eh2cn8n #graduatestudies #envhum
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
We are excited to announce the release of a special issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸, titled “Imagining Environmental Futures.” Read the issue for free at springs-rcc.org. #envhum #envhist #publications #RCCSprings #specialissue #future
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
On Thursday (23 July), Doctoral Candidate Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova will defend her doctoral dissertation “Connected Food: More-than-Human Geographies of Fermentation.” #RCCEvents #envhum #anthropology #doctoraldissertation #phddefense #fermentation #food #morethanhuman
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We are pleased to highlight the upcoming workshop (22 July) "Environmental Mobilities: Research, Public Engagement, Museum Practice" at the Verkehrszentrum of the Deutsches Museum. Find out more and register here: offtheroad.org/2026/07/06/w... #envhum #MuseumStudies #Workshop #PublicEngagement
Poster for the upcoming workshop "Environmental Mobilities: Research, Public Engagement, Museum Practice."
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
On Tuesday, 21 July, we will host a one day international symposium to discuss recent research with doctoral students, visiting scholars, and fellows from different disciplines and parts of the world. The symposium is free and open to all! More info here: tinyurl.com/yn2yhx4x #envhum #envhist
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Today in Munich! The Amerika-Institut, LMU Munich and the Lasky Center are pleased to welcome Hugh Eakin, Editor-at-Large of 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴, one of the world's leading journals on international relations and foreign policy.
High Eakin, editor of Foreign Affairs today in Munich, Schellingstraße 3, Lecture Room 1, 16:15
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
On Thursday, 2 July, Christof Mauch delivered the final lecture of his teaching career at LMU ahead of his retirement. Congratulations to Christof on his expansive teaching career at LMU, and thank you for the generosity as teacher and mentor.
RCC Director Christof Mauch giving a lecture.
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We are pleased to announce the next installment of our “Thinking, Imagining, Building Future Environments” lecture series! Tomorrow's talk will feature Maan Barua (Human Geography, University of Cambridge), who will discuss “The Metropolis and Metabolic Life.” #rccevents #lectureseries #envhist
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Tomorrow, 16 July, our @speak4nature.bsky.social fellows at the RCC will present on research conducted in Europe and Latin America exploring different dimensions of socioecological justice. Join us in person or on Zoom! The event will be conducted in Spanish. More info here: tinyurl.com/396a6muj
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This Friday we are organizing a Speak4Nature webinar together with the National University of the Littoral, Argentina, and the Loisachbündnis. You are all welcome to join! Link: unl-edu-ar.zoom.us/launch/jc/81... ID de reunión: 810 6535 6994 Código de acceso: 962675 #EnvHum #EnvJust
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New Speak4Nature seminar at the Rachel Carson Center! Join to listen to five of our Speak4Nature fellows. Note that this event will be in Spanish, the title notwithstanding. Join us at the Rachel Carson Center or online: unl-edu-ar.zoom.us/j/85798128769 Zoom ID: 857 9812 8769 #envhum #envjust
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