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EIHS Workshop: Crossing Boundaries in Environmental History

Friday, December 1, 2017
12:00-2:00 PM
1014 Tisch Hall Map
How have various historical actors understood their embodied relationship with the environment? Reflecting on the scholarship of Julia Adeney Thomas—and particularly her essay, “Who is the ‘we’ endangered by climate change?”—our panel will consider this question and more from diverse historical perspectives. We will discuss Carolingian descriptions of climate change, Buddhist reincarnation in medieval Japan, as well as twentieth-century American and British literary depictions of polar landscapes. The panel will address some of the ways in which changes in the relationship between human bodies and their environments may alter our ability to establish historical continuity with people of the past.

Precirculated Paper: Thomas, Julia Adeney. (2016). Coda: Who is the 'we' endangered by climate change? In Fernando Vidal and Nélia Dias (Eds.), Endangerment, Biodiversity and Culture (pp. 241-260). London: Routledge.

To receive a copy of the precirculated paper for this workshop, please email eisenberginstitute@umich.edu or pick up a printed copy at the Eisenberg Institute (1521 Haven Hall).

Panelists include:
Esther Ladkau, PhD Student, History, University of Michigan
David Patterson, PhD Candidate, History, University of Michigan
Matthew Villeneuve, PhD Student, History, University of Michigan
Perrin Selcer, chair, Assistant Professor, History, University of Michigan
Julia Adeney Thomas, commentator, Associate Professor, History, University of Notre Dame

Free and open to the public. Lunch provided.

This event is part of the Friday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

Image: "barbs002" (Robert Kash, CC BY 2.0)
Building: Tisch Hall
Event Type: Workshop / Seminar
Tags: Asia, Environment, History, Japanese Studies
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, Department of History

The Thursday Series is the core of the institute's scholarly program, hosting distinguished guests who examine methodological, analytical, and theoretical issues in the field of history. 

The Friday Series consists mostly of panel-style workshops highlighting U-M graduate students. On occasion, events may include lectures, seminars, or other programs presented by visiting scholars.

The insitute also hosts other historical programming, including lectures, film screenings, author appearances, and similar events aimed at a broader public audience.