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Susanne Ferwerda

@susanneferwerda.bsky.social

Assistant Prof Comp Lit, Utrecht University. Researching anti-colonial oceanic imaginaries and the blue/environmental humanities. Dutch, queer & feminist. She/they.

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Feeling honored and grateful to receive the Best Article Prize this year! ๐Ÿ’™ Huge thanks to the wonderful editorial team from Environmental Humanities journal for their support in publishing this work.

Feeling so motivated to dive even deeper into many waters of the Blue Humanities! ๐ŸŒŠโœจ
#envhum

26.11.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ghayath Almadhoun - Wintertuinfestival

On 29 Nov, Iโ€™ll be interviewing the Palestinian-Syrian poet Ghayath Almadhoun & his Dutch translator Djรปke Poppinga.

Every day is a day of international solidarity with the Palestinian people.

@actionbooks.bsky.social
@uitgjurgenmaas.bsky.social

www.wintertuinfestival.nl/en/blog/prog...

26.11.2025 07:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PhD Scholarship in Environmental Humanities at Ghent University Discover a PhD Scholarship in Environmental Humanities on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other PhD opportunities.

๐ŸŒฑ Fully funded PhD scholarship in Environmental Humanities at Ghent University!

A unique opportunity to collaborate with Marco Caracciolo, Elly McCausland, and me on innovative research connecting literature, culture, and ecology.

16.09.2025 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Join The Orca Uprising! โ€“ Nonhuman Resistance And Multispecies (In)Justice - 11th Biennial EASLCE Conference โ€“ EASLCE โ€œJoin the Orca Uprising!โ€ โ€“ Nonhuman Resistance and Multispecies (In)Justice

#CFP: "Join the Orca Uprising! โ€“ Nonhuman Resistance and Multispecies (In)Justice โ€“ 11th Biennial EASLCE Conference" (Utrecht University, Netherlands, 14โ€“17 April, 2026).

Deadline for abstracts: September 15th, 2025

More info: www.easlce.eu/join-the-orc...

19.05.2025 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Call for Papers | 11th Biennial EASLCE Conference โ€œJoin the Orca Uprising!โ€Nonhuman Resistance andMultispecies (In)Justice 11th Biennial EASLCE ConferenceUtrecht University, Netherlands14โ€“17 April, 2026 In Silent Spring, Rachel Carson describes the d...

One more week to get your abstracts in for EASLCE 2026 and join the orca uprising!
Would love to see many of you here in Utrecht in April next year.
#envhum

08.09.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ticket Utrechts leesclubfestival: Mia You โ€“ โ€˜Festivalโ€™ Das Mag x De Utrechtse Boekenbar presenteren: Het Utrechtse Leesclubfestival op vrijdag 27 juni! Een leesclub overย Festivalย met auteurย Mia You & gespreksleider Yentl van Stokkum. Ticket: inclusief...

Iโ€™m doing a book club about Festival with the wonderful @yentlvanstokkum.bsky.social . We want you to be there, even if you donโ€™t speak Dutch, so if you sign up Iโ€™ll send you an e-book of the English as well. โ™ฅ๏ธ

utrechtseboekenbar.nl/products/tic...

26.03.2025 05:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Environmental Humanities โ€“ A journal published by Duke University Press

#envhum folks!

The 'Environmental Humanities' journal (Duke University Press) is currently looking for TWO (!!) new co-editors from January 2026 onwards!

Deadline: 31 March 2025

More information โคต

environmentalhumanities.org

02.02.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Environmental Humanities โ€“ A journal published by Duke University Press

Are you an #envhum scholar looking to make a difference for the field?
Become a co-editor of the journal Environmental Humanities!
We need a new set of 2 co-editors to replace Franklin & I from Jan 2026. See the call here:
environmentalhumanities.org

Contact us if you have any questions.

03.02.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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AGAINST EXTINCTION: A symposium, festival, and proposition On June 29, AGAINST EXTINCTION: A symposium, festival, and proposition will take place. This event explores how art can fight against various forms of extinction.

Come on June 29 to AGAINST EXTINCTION: A symposium/festival/proposition that explores how art can fight against various forms of extinction, whether it is the disappearance of a species, an ecosystem, a language, or cultural heritage! #envhum #bluehum
www.uu.nl/en/events/ag...

07.06.2024 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2 PhD Positions in Literary and Cultural Studies: Ecologies of Violence Interested in researching the cultural imaginary of environmental violence in a vibrant interdisciplinary team? Join the team as a PhD candidate!

Yes! Come do your PhD in Utrecht with my colleague Dr Susanne Knittel on the Images or Poetics of EcoViolence. #envhum #bluehumanities #ERC
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

02.05.2024 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Call for Applications: Critical Pathways Autumn Fellowship 2024 Applications for the Critical Pathways Autumn Fellowship 2024 now open.

A call opened for Critical Pathways Autumn Fellowship @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social. There are four two week fellowships in Nov/Dec 2024 available, expenses funded, with the very vibrant Critical Pathways community!
www.uu.nl/en/research/... #envhum

23.04.2024 09:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My article "Blue Humanities and the Color of Colonialism" is out now in Environmental Humanities! ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŒŠ #envhum read.dukeupress.edu/environmenta...

03.04.2024 03:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Assistant Professor in Black, Indigenous and Critical Race Studies in Arts and Culture Assistant Professor in Black, Indigenous and Critical Race Studies in Arts and Culture

(Likely permanent) job opening at UvA in Black, Indigenous and Critical Race Studies! Also looks good for those working in #envhum along these axes. vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Assi...

27.02.2024 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
IAS for artists - Institute for Advanced Study IAS At the IAS we see our role as breeding ground for experimentation and exchange across the continuum of artistic and scientific exploration. We believe that curiosity, imagination, and continuous quest...

CfA for funded artist residency for 6-12 months in Amsterdam, at IAS. Includes themes of sustainability and climate change.

ias.uva.nl/get-involved...

04.01.2024 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Designing with/out Extractive Materials How does design regulate the consumption of non-renewable materials?

JOBS! My good friend Kjetil Fallan at University of Oslo has advertised a postdoc and PhD position on his new project "Designing with/out Extractive Materials". A great opportunity for envhist, histtech, design history scholars, etc. Direct links to job ads below.

13.12.2023 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There's someone across the street from me who parks in such a way that I am blinded in my own house every evening.

14.12.2023 10:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Environmental Humanities lecture by Eben Kirksey: Chemopower and Chemosociality Environmental Humanities welcomes you to join the lecture โ€˜Chemopower and Chemosocialityโ€™ by Associate Professor of Anthropology Eben Kirksey on 14 September.

Looking forward to today's lecture by Eben Kirksey on "Chemopower and chemosociality" at the Network for Environmental Humanities at Utrecht University. Join us at 15.30 if you're around! www.uu.nl/en/events/en...

14.09.2023 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post-doctoral researcher (TV-L E13, 100%, 5 years, fixed term) on the Topic โ€œEnvironmental STSโ€ ... Job description: Perform STS research on the global environmental risks (climate change, biodiversity, chemicals, negative emissions technologies) including novel forms of knowledge-making (such as da...

Postdoc on โ€œEnvironmental STSโ€ at the Technical University of Munich (5 years!) #EnvHum

www.mcts.tum.de/en/post-doct...

01.09.2023 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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