I reviewed @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social most recent book, about how extinction is represented in museums, and I liked it a lot.
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Using genetic data, this study reveals a poleward shift of bull sharks along the U.S. Atlantic. These findings provide the first genetic evidence of a climate-driven response in a large, highly mobile marine predator.
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This second edition is essential reading - for everyone. If there’s one book I’d recommend in environmental history, it might be this.
With an introduction by @brdemuth.bsky.social! #EnvHist
Marine Ecology Progress Series
We're pleased to note that Björn Billing's recent article in 'Environment and History', "Visualising Icebergs: Early Modern Depictions, ca 1570–1770", is now available #openaccess: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpe... @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist #icebergs
My old university NTNU in Trondheim is finally! recruiting a fully tenured associate professor in modern environmental history. This is a great opportunity for the right person. #envhist
New Arcadia article by Eiko Honda: learn how the Japanese naturalist-polymath Minakata Kumagusu’s (1867–1941) fascination with slime mold shaped a multispecies onto-epistemology—and a fierce campaign to protect shrines and sacred forests.
www.environmentandsociety.org/node/10086/
#envhum #envhist
Check out @georgeholmes.bsky.social's review of @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social's "Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums," published in 2025 by @uchicagopress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #anthropocene
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Hello Bluesky! My book *A Cold Colonialism* came out in paperback last week. To celebrate, I'm giving away one free inscribed copy.
Just like this post to enter the draw. You have till Thurs Apr 9 at 9:30 am PT to enter.
More about the book here: www.ubcpress.ca/a-cold-colon... #cdnhist #envhist
I was a dissertation fellow at the Library Company of Philadelphia 20 years ago. I'm thrilled to return next week to discuss my book "Canal Dreamers." I might even talk about sharks! Join me on April 15 at 5 PM.
support.librarycompany.org/event/canal-...
🗃️ #oceanhist #histsci #envhist #coastalhist
Check out @georgeholmes.bsky.social's review of @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social's "Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums," published in 2025 by @uchicagopress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #anthropocene
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Each year, whale sharks gather at Ningaloo Reef in Australia, and their seasonal appearance may remind us that the story of the ocean is also our own story. Learn more in our latest Arcadia article by Laura-Marie Dehne, illustrated by her beautiful photograps. #envhum #envhist
George Holmes
Job title: Associate Professor (297742), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, May 3, 2026
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A Cold Colonialism - Modern Exploration and the Canadian North; A Cold Colonialism reframes exploration as a modern enterprise – one through which southern Canadians and Americans sought to exert cont...
Whale sharks gather each year at Ningaloo Reef, their seasonal appearances drawing intensive human attention, reminding us that the story of the ocean is also our own story.
Hey Philly Folks! I will be talking about my new book Canal Dreamers at the Library Company on April 15 at 5 PM (night before the OAH). It's an in person event. Register here: support.librarycompany.org/event/canal-...
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