Author: John Holmes
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Heise, Ursula K., Imagining Extinction: The Cultural Meanings of Endangered Species
Ursula K. Heise, Imagining Extinction: The Cultural Meanings of Endangered Species (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016), xiii + 280 pp. £21.00 Pb. and ebook. £62.00 Hb. ISBN: 9780226358024 There have been five naturally occurring mass extinctions since the beginning of life on Earth. We are now, largely unwittingly, perpetrating the sixth. But who are ‘we’?…
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Conference on narrative and mental health
Mind Reading: The Role of Narrative in Mental Health 18th-19th June 2018 University of Birmingham Do clinicians and patients speak the same language? How might we bridge the evident gaps in communication? How can we use narrative to foster clinical relationships? Or to care for the carers? KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dame Professor Sue Bailey, Professor Sally…
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Heise, Ursula K and Jon Christensen and Michelle Niemann (eds), The Routledge Companion to the Environmental Humanities
Ursula K Heise, Jon Christensen and Michelle Niemann (eds), The Routledge Companion to the Environmental Humanities (Oxford: Routledge 2017) 490pp. £175.00 Hb. ISBN: 1138786748 If we were judging a book by its size, weight or cover, The Routledge Companion to the Environmental Humanities is an intimidating collection on all counts. The collection claims to make…
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Clarke, Bruce (ed), Earth, Life, and System: Evolution and Ecology on a Gaian Planet
Bruce Clarke (ed.), Earth, Life, and System: Evolution and Ecology on a Gaian Planet (New York: Fordham University Press 2015), xiii+347 pp. Pb $35, $95 Hb. ISBN: 9780823265244 Lynn Margulis (1938-2011) was one of the boldest and most imaginative evolutionary and ecological theorists of the late twentieth century. Although her name does not appear on…
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Oxford Science, Medicine and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Seminars
There will be three seminars in the Oxford University Science, Medicine and Culture in the Nineteenth Century series this term. For details, click below: Oxford Seminars Spring 2018
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Poetry and Neuroscience event in Oxford
Helen Mort and Jason Taylor will be hosting an evening event of poetry and neuroscience at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on 2nd December. Click below for details: Oxford University Museum Poetry Event
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Thomas Hardy, Victorian Studies, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies – fully-funded studentship
The studentship is one of four Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDAs) offered this year by the SWW Consortium. Successful students will take up their awards in September 2018. Potential students should contact the academic supervisor listed below in the first instance, with a view to submitting their application as part of the open competition for a SWW…
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Journal of Science & Popular Culture 1.1 Now Available
To read the first issue of the Journal of Science & Popular Culture, click here.
