#CFP: "Cattle Commodification in Global History: Capitalism, Science and Empire". International Workshop, Ghent University, 3-5 June 2026. Deadline for abstracts: 23 January 2026 Info: cattlefrontiers.eu/workshop-cat... #envhum #envhist #agriculture #environment #hstm #histsci

Our editor, Nicole Miller, chose "Crafting the Plasticene" by @robinshistory.bsky.social as our most recent Editor's Pick! "There is no way to unmake resin-infused wood and fiberglass. Wind turbine blades pose the same problem." niche-canada.org/2025/08/07/c... #envhist #envhum #plastics #canoes

🤨 when the transcript says "... Joke outside the record." (It's "the story of the Australian farmer", 1975. From the Aluminum Workers International Union Biennial Convention transcript; almost every speaker inthe '75, '77 and '79 meetings felt obliged to include an anecdote-style joke)

Thanks to @nichecanada.bsky.social for running this piece, which has been stetwing for a while. It's part of a larger project exploring how plastic got out of the factory and into the craft and DIY universe.

Today @robinshistory.bsky.social's DIY wooden canoe project reveals deeper truths about plastic, sustainability, masculinity, and the contradictions of modern maker culture, in "Crafting the Plasticene." niche-canada.org/2025/08/07/c... #makerculture #canoes #plastics #envhist

Important news for the #envhist crowd: We are hiring an Associate Professor of Environmental History! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Application deadline is August 7. Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇

#ramp season here. We're in a drought but the snow melt left enough water in the soil to get things green

I keep trying to humor colleagues who say they are using LLMs across their research programs. Meanwhile, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity all failed to be honest in a simple OCR task. ("held", which is a typo in this transcript, is always presented as "head.")

Glad to see Gastropod tackling "seed oils," but this episode could have used a food historian. B. napus oil is a staple in some Chinese cuisines! People all over the world have been eating flax, cotton, sesame, sunflower, mustard and other "seed oils" for millenia. gastropod.com/seed-oil-sca...

The lost art of the hand drawn chart (Owen, Prosperity without progress, 1984). I feel like all the new data viz tools are making charts worse, not better...

I am very pleased to share that Michigan Technological University is hosting a virtual career fair for job seekers in Cultural Resources Management ( #CRM ) and allied fields in the heritage sector! 1/x mtu.joinhandshake.com/stu/career_f...

World History Association members: look for a membership-wide vote on a resolution opposing scholasticide in Gaza later today. Add to the pressure on the AHA's leadership. members.thewha.org/general/cust...

@historians.org is an utter disgrace. An undemocratic betrayal of its members voices. An organization that does nothing to defend our Palestinian colleagues from murder and scholasticide will do nothing to defend out profession from domestic opponents. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

I want to see the minutes or a recording of this meeting. The resolution specifically addressed the AHA's mission in clear and direct ways. Members deserve a detailed response if leadership is so confident the proposal is incompatible with the AHA mission. Time to quit, or pack the nominating comte?

looked up the release date (1993), now feel ancient.

Unexpectedly, I have two Greenhouse #envhum book talk slots still open this year: December 2nd and 9th. If you had a relevant monograph published in 2023 or 2024 and could talk to us at 4pm Central European time (3pm in UK, 10am East Coast, etc.), let me know and we'll schedule you in!

Got the collector item of the year

Collecting specimens (Asclepius syriaca I think?)

#WorldFoodDay "Chaga’s entry into the pantheon of superfoods ... came out of a relatively recent meeting of traditional knowledge and western biomedicine, accelerated by the Internet and a heady mix of bad history." - @robinshistory.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2023/09/07/p...

Job alert: Social Sciences at MTU seeks a new chair for an interdisciplinary department (including historians, sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, political scientists, policy scientists) www.employment.mtu.edu/cw/en-us/job...

I'm hoping to find a collaborator in #egyptology for a paper who can weigh in on whether the hieroglyphs in this ad are a bunch of nonsense (or not?). Message me for details!

Sharks and Boletes and Sustainable Capitalism, oh my! Check out the awesome collection of new (ish) books available to review for H-Environment #envhist #envhum #aghist #conservation #Sustainability #animalhist #ecocrit #envtech #envjustice #planthist docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#CFP closing October 15: submit proposals for panels, roundtables, individual papers, posters, and films for the Agricultural History Society annual conference www.aghistorysociety.org/2025-meeting...

Surely there is a dissertation somewhere in here (digital.hagley.org/MSS_2407_048...) (the report asks "what have been the attitudes of men toward their hair in other periods of history and what can learn from this?")

New from 404 Media: Google is serving AI images of mushrooms when users search for some species. Very risky, potentially fatal error for foragers who are trying to find what mushrooms are safe to eat. Could have "devastating consequences" one expert said www.404media.co/google-serve...

Have any #foodhistory folks taught an undergrad class with significant cooking/food demo/food sharing components? Are there ways to minimize administrative headaches and regulatory issues when preparing or handling food in a classroom?

#fungalfriday timeline cleanse

You're all cordially invited to the next #MMEA session with a talk by Guillermo Pupo Pernet @guillopupo.bsky.social (University of Arkansas): Achiote: Painting the Town Red Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 10am Philadelphia time Free, online, all welcome! www.chstm.org/content/plan...

If you're wondering "why is my article still under review?" or "why aren't there published reviews of my book yet?", the answer is... (ps everyone who suggests alternates when they decline an invitation gets a gold star 👍)

Any SE Europe specialists and/or beet sugar aficionados interesting in reviewing this book for Agricultural History? It languishes on my to-do list through no fault of its own!

Are you a #historian who, for some reason, doesn't have enough to read or write this summer? I'm looking for reviewers to cover a number of new books for Agricultural History. Send me a message if you're interested in one of these books, or if you have another one I didn't list here.

If there's a new book in #aghist #envhist #ruralstudies you're interested in reviewing, please get in touch! Agricultural History welcomes reviewers in and outside academia

Years of university strategic planning around achieving magical R1 status, and then Carnegie just goes and changes the definition. Poof, we're in! (sorry, Universities of Montana, Alabama Huntsville, and Lousiana Lafayette) What a stupid system.

Who on here has an #envhum #envhist #ecocrit book published 2023 or out early 2024 that they would like to discuss in the Greenhouse book talk series in first half 2024? I’m setting the schedule now, so contact me.

At the Vanguard of Colonialism: Global Perspectives on Timber Colonialism during the Age of Industrialization program. The conference is hybrid and the Zoom is open. The in-person conference is fully booked. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/oqble...

Today on our site Nicole Miller wraps up our Environmental Histories of Foraging series. Read "What We’ve Gathered: A Conclusion to Environmental Histories of Foraging" niche-canada.org/2023/10/19/w...

I see @benbradleyca.bsky.social has already broken out the #aghist tag! The Agricultural History Society has not (yet?) migrated officially but some of us are here 👀 If you are interested in reviewing books for Agricultural History, please get in touch!