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The text on the graphic reads, "Repurposed Poetry: 'The more we ‘journey’ back and forth, the stronger the synapses and associated memories tied to the journeying become.' by Matthew Lear, Landhaus Fellow." Background image credit: Activedia from Free Photos.

"'In poetry, repurposed text can prompt us to journey between scales of time and perspective—to bridge texts and contexts—becoming more aware of connections between past and present conditions. The more we ‘journey’ back and forth, the stronger the synapses and associated memories tied to the journeying become. This is especially useful for writing about a shifting environment, changing on slow and sudden, small and vast scales. In constellating these various scales of environmental change, repurposing as a literary technique can help gather up a fuller, more dynamic picture of unfolding ecological transformations.' by Matthew Lear, Landhaus Fellow"

Today's #CriticalConcept addresses "Repurposed Poetry" based on the topic of the Luchtime Colloquium "Repurposed Poetics: Rewriting Environmental Change in the Pacific" by Matthew Lear.

#rccprojects #research #poetry #literarystudy #munich #ecologicalchange #envhum

Poster advertising article by Tyanif Rico Rodríguez, showing an image of ice on the lake the author talks about in the piece.

We just added this inspiring piece by former Landhaus fellow Tyanif Rico Rodríguez to 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴. Set by a lake in the Bavarian countryside, the article contemplates the way we attend to the world around us: seeingthewoods.org/2025/07/24/c...

#RCCPublications #envhum #ice #care #attention

Anna Barcz on the Historigraphy of Rivers

🎧 Our latest news piece highlights the recent podcast episode “Anna Barcz on the Historiography of Rivers” shared by the Blue History Network featuring RCC alumna Anna Barcz.

Read more on our website: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev...

#rccnews #envhum #envhist #podcast

As always, the LC is free and open to the public. The talk starts at 12:30, but feel free to come at 12, bring a lunch, and socialize.

Please join us tomorrow as Salma Abouelhossein brings our summer semester #LunchtimeColloquium series to a close.

Salma’s presentation will be on “Planning an #Egyptian #Hinterland: #Urbanization, Agro-Ecology, and Empire in Egypt’s #SugarBelt.”

The RCC is looking for an intern to assist its #editorial and #communications team as well as the project #management team.

This three-month fall #internship can be structured as either part-time or full-time. Deadline for #applications is 8 August 2025.

More info online: lnkd.in/dCZQKQqf

The text reads, "Subject-Positioning, 'In a crowded digital sphere, success lies less in asserting truth than in building identity,' by Ben Glasson, Landhaus Fellow"

The text reads, "Today’s fragmented communication environment is marked by low institutional trust and identity-based beliefs. In environmental politics, communication has shifted from making claims to shaping how audiences interpret contested terms. As people accept that corporations can be both ethical and self-interested, companies use storytelling and confession to simulate trust and bind themselves to stakeholders. In a crowded digital sphere, success lies less in asserting truth than in building identity. Greenwashing nowadays involves crafting corporate personae that appear inherently green—the focus is less on deception, more on embedding sustainability in a company’s perceived identity."

Here comes a new #CriticalConcept, "Subject-Positioning", by Landhaus Fellow Ben Glasson.

Ben first introduced this concept to the RCC in his Lunchtime Colloquium “Greenwash 2.0: The Poetics of Corporate Environmentalism.” The recording of the LC will be posted on our YouTube channel soon.

The graphic shows an open-air screen outdoors with popcorn bags in front of it (credit: Africa images via Canva). The text reads, "Tuesday Discussion with Daniela Aubeack (Bayerischer Rundfunk), 22 July 2025 at 16:30, Rachel Carson Center, Leopoldstr. 11a, 80802 Munich, conference room, fourth floor."

Tomorrow, Daniela Aubeck will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion with a talk on the “Ecological Standards for German Cinema, TV, and Online/VoD Productions.”

www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...

#rccevents #envhum #communication #radio #tv #video #production #opentopublic #munich

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
The exhibition stems from a workshop in Lisbon in 2024. Various experts share their views on coastal issues and the importance of diverse opinions when considering dunes' futures; because beaches are made up of sea and sand, but also of people’s expectations and choices.

Once Upon a Dune: Coastal (Hi)Stories

🥳We have just published a new virtual exhibition!🥳

"Once Upon a Dune: Coastal (Hi)Stories" is now online on the Environment and Society Portal (link below).

Go over to the Portal to explore the coastal (hi)stories yourself!

#virtualexhibition #dunes #online #openaccess #envhist #envhum #coast

Only two more to go! Do not miss this week’s talk by Matthew Lear who will present on “Repurposed #Poetics: #Rewriting #EnvironmentalChange in the #Pacific.”

The #LunchtimeColloquium is free and open to the public. The talk starts at 12:30, but feel free to come at 12, bring a lunch, and socialize.

Before the background image of a peatland in the evening sun (by Ray Bilcliff from Pexels. Via Canva.), is the following text, "Former Landhaus Fellows Nye Merrill-Glover and Nick Earhart take up new postdoc positions at Bristol and Caltech."

#RCCNews: Two of our former Landhaus fellows, Nye Merrill-Glover and Nick Earhart have recently landed new postdoc positions; Nye as a research associate at the University of Bristol and Nick as a postdoc at Caltech.

www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev...

#research #fellowship #rcc

Snakey Waters, or: How Marine Biology Structured Global Environmental Sciences - Springs An article by Franziska Torma on marine biology and environmental sciences.

🎉Exciting #update: We have added a new article to our #𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴archive!

"Snakey Waters, or: How Marine Biology Structured Global Environmental Sciences" was originally published in an #𝘙𝘊𝘊𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 issue in 2012, has been reviewed, and can now also be found in our 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 archive.

#openaccess

The text on the graphic reads, "The Animal Question: Trojan Horses, Palestine, and the Historian's Craft.15 July 2025, 18:15-20:00." Image credits: Trojan horse by fazzi from Fazzi Studio via Canva Teams and background photo by Dudva on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tomorrow evening, we are also delighted to host Prof. Dr. Tamar Novick at "The Animal Question: Trojan Horses, Palestine, and the Historian's Craft."

More info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...

#rccevents #animal #animalstudies #envhist #envhum #censorship

Tomorrow, scientific coordinator Dr. Anna Abelmann of the Bavarian Research Alliance will introduce her offices’ work, in particular EU-funded #research projects focusing on environmental and social topics and academic initiatives between stakeholders in Middle Eastern countries.
#rccevents #envhum

Today, we are hosting a film screen of the award-winning film 𝘋𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦, followed by a discussion with director Ernesto Cabellos Damian and an Ecuadorian activist from the anti-mining group Napo Ama La Vida.

#rccevents #filmscreening #mining #ecologicaldestruction #munich

For the program it is advantageous to be in or near Munich because most of the courses are taught in-person at the RCC. You also need to be enrolled at a German university with a finished bachelor. 🌳

Join our #environmental #CertificateProgram to complement your primary studies. 🌻

The ESCP runs for two semesters and focuses on #environmentalhistory and society, #environmentalpolicy and #environmentalethics, #humanecology, and #NaturalSciences.

Find more information online: lnkd.in/eBpX6CDJ 🌿

🎙️We just added a podcast episode by RCC alumna Anna Barcz on the historiography of rivers by the Blue History Network to the Environment & Society Portal Multimedia Library: www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/anna-bar...

#envhum #envhist #podcast #rivers

Come join us tomorrow for a presentation by Benjamin Glasson (Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Melbourne) on “Greenwash 2.0: The Poetics of #Corporate #Environmentalism.”

The LC is free and open to the public. It starts at 12:30, but feel free to come at 12, bring a lunch, and socialize.

Fantastic news! New #EnvHist prize in honor of RCC alumna Verena Winiwarter!

"Break new ground!" is written across a photograph of a young plant breaking through asphalt.

"innovative, interdisciplinary, international: Join our certificate program in environmental studies to complement your primary studies program! Info Session: 8 July 2025, 12:00-13:00 via Zoom. Application Deadline: 14 September 2025."

Tomorrow morning is also the info session for our environmental studies certificate program.

Please register via envstudies@rcc.lmu.de by the end of the day to receive the zoom link for it in time!

The graphic shows a picture of a goose in front of a lake before a Bavarian castle. The text reads "Tuesday Discussion with Sven-Patric Klameth (Bavarian Administration of Palaces, Gardens, and Lakes). 8 July 2025 at 16:30. Rachel Carson Center, Leopoldstr. 11a, 80802 Munich, fourth floor, conference room."

Tomorrow, Sven-Patric Klameth will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion with a talk on “Sustainable Projects in Historic Gardens: Schlosspark Nymphenburg.”

www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...

#envhum #castles #discussion #gardens #administration #landscapes

Plants, Acoustics, and Urban Space

Don’t miss next week’s Montagskolloquium at the Deutsches Museum! 🌿🎧
In “Plants, Acoustics and Urban Space” Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sonja Dümpelmann of LMU Munich shares insights from her research into how plants and acoustic practices intersect in the design and experience of urban environments.
#envhum#rcc

“We Have Always Known”: On the Trails of People, Plants, and Humboldt - Springs Paula Ungar writes about modern science creating boundaries between the human and nonhuman, and how Indigenous understandings transcend them.

Have a listen to the recording on 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: springs-rcc.org/indigenous-p...

Our latest Springs #audiorecording is “‘We Have Always Known’: On the Trails of People, Plants, and #Humboldt” by Paula Ungar.

Read by Elin Kelsey, this essay is a reflection on how modern science creates boundaries between the human and the #nonhuman. But #Indigenous understandings transcend them.

Please consider supporting the Biodiversity Heritage Library! #envhist #envhum

Turning Ash into Gold: The 1783 Mount Asama Eruption and the Tenmei Famine in Early Modern Japanese Satire The 1783 Mount Asama eruption and the Tenmei Famine were reimagined through humor in early modern Japanese satire, revealing a world where rice, not riches, defined survival.

New Arcadia article by Andrea Csendom! Learn about how the 1783 Mount Asama eruption and the Tenmei Famine were reimagined through humor in early modern Japanese satire. #envhist #ecocrit #envhum

Tomorrow, Nastasya Kosygina will give a Lunchtime Colloquium talk on “Old Rome’s #Floods and New Rome’s #Earthquakes: Urban Re-Planning Under the Sixth-Century #Byzantine Occupation.”

The LC is free and open to the public. It starts at 12:30, but feel free to come at 12, bring a lunch & socialize.