Environmental Humanities
From understanding the origins of the climate crisis to exploring the personal and cultural dimensions of ecological grief, the environmental humanities are essential for addressing some of the biggest challenges facing the twenty-first century. The collection of scientific data regarding biodiversity loss, carbon emissions, and industrial pollution, will only get us so far. Not only do the environmental humanities bring a critical eye to the very construction of scientific knowledge; they are also essential for understanding what this data means for social structures, political institutions, and cultural practices.
The Environmental Humanities Hub at TORCH is a community of scholars drawn from a wide variety of disciplines, from literary criticism and theology, to music and history. We are committed to thinking about how our individual areas of expertise might come together to generate meaningful interdisciplinary collaborations aimed at answering some of the most pressing questions of our time.
Academic Lead: Dr Venus Bivar (History)
Hub Coordinator: Martha Swift (DPhil English)
If anyone would like to offer a lunchtime talk, film, reading, musical performance, conference proposal, or anything else relevant to the environmental humanities, please email envhums@torch.ox.ac.uk.
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