Tag: environment
Schneefernerhaus: The 15th Anniversary of the Environmental Research Station at Zugspitze
By Sibylle Zavala, RCC Environmental Studies Certificate Program candidate. Built into the rocks of the Zugspitze´s southern slope, 2,650 meters above sea level, is Germany’s highest research station. The Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus (in German “Umweltforschungsstation Schneefernerhaus, UFS”) acquired its name from the nearby… Continue Reading “Schneefernerhaus: The 15th Anniversary of the Environmental Research Station at Zugspitze”
CfP: Manufacturing Landscapes—Nature and Technology in Environmental History
28–31 May 2015, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China Co-sponsored by the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, LMU Munich, and the Center for Ecological History, Renmin University of China Nuclear power plants, bullet trains, factory farms, and ancient rice paddies are all… Continue Reading “CfP: Manufacturing Landscapes—Nature and Technology in Environmental History”
Making Tracks: Cameron Muir
In the “Making Tracks” series, RCC fellows and alumni present their experiences in environmental humanities, retracing the paths that led them to the Rachel Carson Center. For more information, please click here. “A Place Where All But Man Is Vile, and Every Prospect Displeases” by… Continue Reading “Making Tracks: Cameron Muir”
Material Matters: A Report on the 8th Biennial ASLE-UKI Conference
By Nicole Seymour Thanks to the Rachel Carson Center, I was able to attend the ASLE-UKI (Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, UK and Ireland chapter) conference last month at the University of Surrey in Guildford, England. As a regular attendee of… Continue Reading “Material Matters: A Report on the 8th Biennial ASLE-UKI Conference”
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