March 9, 2021 Vol 5
Welcome to The Understory, PPEH's bi-weekly environmental humanities digest! In a world of continued remote engagement, we're growing a digital community space to feature work in EH, share information, and most importantly, to expand conversation in all areas of the environmental humanities. Please feel welcome to contribute your events, related work, and recommendations by emailing Angela at faranda@sas.upenn.edu!
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Thursday, March 17, 5pm
Ana María León and Andrew Herscher, co-founders of SCCP, will present two aspects of their research: on the petro-biennial complex which explores the role of BP as lead sponsor of the biennial, reframing its ambitions; and on the colonialcene, diffusing the border between settler colonial and climate justice apprehensions of the territory.
This event includes a recorded presentation from León and Herscher who will also participate in a live panel discussion with Marge Bruchac and Paulo Tavares.
To learn more and register, visit the SCCP at PPEH event page.
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Climate Stories in Translation
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In this Field Note from PPEH Public Research Intern and climate storyteller Tsemone Ogbemi, she considers how climate stories and the art of translation overlap. Read on for an update on PPEH’s My Climate Story/Doublespeak workshop, which expanded climate storytelling into the realm of literary translation.
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Writing Stories Into the Garden, part 3
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This is the final post in a series of discussions between historian Miranda Mote and archaeobotanist Chantel White. Here, Miranda and Chantel discuss the challenges of identifying what Francis D. Pastorius’ (d. 1719) Germantown garden would have looked like, and contained, in his lifetime.
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Need to freshen up your nightstand library? Been meaning to connect with your colleagues about what is informing their research? Here we present the what and why of our grad fellows' bookshelves!
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Miranda Mote |
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Margaret the First
A Novel
Author: Danielle Dutton
2016, Catapult
I love this book because it dramatizes Margaret Cavendish’s life as she was a feminist and naturalist. Margaret published poetry, philosophy, feminist plays, and utopian science fiction in the seventeenth-century that stirred the Royal Society of London.
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The Canopy is an environmental humanities podcast from the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities! Each episode’s segments
explore how the environmental humanities are being put into practice in sites around the planet and articulated across different cultures and languages at global universities;
spotlight new work in the greater Philadelphia region
showcase student work at PPEH
invite you to listen in on conversations with PPEH’s guest scholars, artists, and community partners
The Canopy’s Managing Producer is Angela Faranda (faranda@sas.upenn.edu). Be in touch if you have an idea for a podcast segment and with other queries.
Here, you’ll find helpful tips on How to Podcast with PPEH.
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PPEH is very excited to partner with ASLE for their Spotlight series launching this spring. Each of the four episodes will feature moderated conversations with ASLE members who have produced new critical and creative work in the environmental humanities. Episodes follow a theme, and highlight publicly engaged scholarship. If you cannot attend the live online events, they will be recorded for later viewing.
Register for Episode 1: Human/Non-human Relations
Friday, March 19, 2021
1-2PM, EST via Zoom Featuring: Aimee Nezhumatathil, Callum Angus, Sarah Giragosian, and Patricia Viera, with co-hosts with Laura Barbas-Rhoden and Heather Swan
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COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY BOARD |
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University of Pennsylvania's Virtual Graduate Conference
Placing: New Engagements with the 'Environment'
March 18-20, 2021
The conference takes placing as a point of departure for examining the approaches needed to understand, engage with, and effectively respond to the critical environmental challenges of our times. To learn more and register, visit the Penn EnviroLab website.
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Haverford College: The virtual summit “Educating for a Just Ecological Transition: Building Higher Educational Alliances in a Time of Climate Crisis” engages emerging responses to the climate crisis in higher education—with particular attention to the roles higher education institutions can play in building alliances with social movements, community organizations, artists, intellectuals, and informal educational structures. Visit the virtual summit website for more information.
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The Philadelphia Area Environmental Justice Curriculum Hub is a living archive of resources of environmental justice advocacy in and around Philadelphia. The Hub welcomes students, advocates, educators, and artists to contribute any curricular materials, writing, film, interviews, oral histories, and art in the pursuit of racial and environmental justice in the Philadelphia area. More info here.
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EJ in PA, April 6, 2021
EJ in PA (Dickinson College) aims to educate and empower residents regarding environmental justice issues throughout Pennsylvania. The goals for the event are to encourage conversation and create connection among community members to identify actions and outcomes that will be supported through resources and networking after the event through a group of EJ community hubs. Register at this form.
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This semester Penn's Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies department is offering rich programming for their year of Environmental Feminisms. Please visit their robust events calendar here.
Selections from upcoming programming: Graduate Colloquium featuring Anna-Claire Stinebring (Art History) and PPEH Grad Fellow Alum Aylin Malcolm (English)
Carmina Escobar Interactive Cabaret with breathing instrumentality demonstration by PPEH Dissertation Fellow Andrew Niess, March 18th
Gender, Crisis, Environment GSWS grad/undergrad symposium, April 8th & 9th
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The World Water Council and the government of Senegal will hold the World Water Forum: “Water Security for Peace and Development” in Dakar on March 21-26, 2022.
In preparation for the WWF, Global Water Alliance will hold an interactive discussion on March 22nd about motivations and experiences with young water and environment activists. This webinar will contribute to the success of the World Water Forum 2022 through active involvement with water organizations from around the world. Discussion panelists include Anastasia Shown, University of Pennsylvania; Jordan Ermilio, Villanova University; and Nalat Phanit Black, United Nations Association of Atlanta. Information and registration here.
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Call for Participation: ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY + CLIMATE EMERGENCY
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain invites proposals for papers of 15 minutes for an online symposium on how architectural history can better engage the Climate Emergency. Proposals considering any place and time through human history and prehistory are welcomed, especially those addressing non-western and pre-modern case studies. Call specifications are linked here.
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Works on Water is now accepting applications for the 2021 WoWhaus Studio Residency, May - October, on Governors Island. If selected for a residency this year, your work will also be included in the Triennial Exhibition.
Works on Water cultivates a community of socially-engaged Water Artists through our WoWhaus Studio Residency on Governors Island and Triennial programming.
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Sonia Sanchez |
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Haiku [for you]
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love between us is
speech and breath. loving you is
a long running river.
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PPEH sends our best wishes for a restorative and enjoyable Spring Break!
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