UCD Environmental Humanities
In this era of climate emergency, questions relating to food, energy, water, land, and environment have become ever more urgent.
UCD Environmental Humanities brings together researchers from across the Arts and Humanities at UCD whose work addresses issues of climate, energy, environment, food, land and water. The group provides a space for connection and collaboration between scholars in disciplines including Classics, English, Folklore Studies, History, and Language and Linguistics. Our members’ expertise spans from Antiquity to the present day and covers a wide range of geographies. We are also home to a lively and supportive doctoral and postdoctoral community. We host regular lectures, conferences and public events, and collaborate with external partners.
Welcome
UCD is home to an active community of researchers working on arts and humanities approaches to a range of urgent environmental issues, including food, water, waste, plastics, and biodiversity.
Our members work across disciplines and periods, from the early modern era to the present, and explore how historical knowledge can help us to understand and reframe today’s environmental problems.
We have a growing number of postgraduate members doing cutting-edge work, and welcome enquiries from students who wish to join us. We also host a regular online seminar, which everyone is welcome to attend.
Message from the Research Theme lead
Welcome to the UCD Environmental Humanities website. UCD is home to an active community of researchers working on arts and humanities approaches to a range of urgent environmental issues, including food, water, waste, plastics, and biodiversity.
Our members work across disciplines and periods, from the early modern era to the present, and explore how historical knowledge can help us to understand and reframe today’s environmental problems.
We have a growing number of postgraduate members doing cutting-edge work, and welcome enquiries from students who wish to join us. We also host a regular online seminar, which everyone is welcome to attend.
Sharae Deckard
Associate Professor, School of English, Drama and Film
Theme Members
Our members conduct world-leading Environmental Humanities scholarship across a range of disciplines, geographies and periods.
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