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Cagdas Dedeoglu deposited Posthuman citizenship in the group
Indigenous Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 1 month agoCitizenship and the posthuman have not been often theorized together. In this paper, I want to think about their coalition both as a new episode in the efforts of politics for citizenship, including knowledge politics, and as a source of rebalancing power against governmental and corporate interests in citizenship politics. Here, I seek to address…[Read more]
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Cagdas Dedeoglu deposited Posthuman citizenship in the group
Environmental Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 1 month agoCitizenship and the posthuman have not been often theorized together. In this paper, I want to think about their coalition both as a new episode in the efforts of politics for citizenship, including knowledge politics, and as a source of rebalancing power against governmental and corporate interests in citizenship politics. Here, I seek to address…[Read more]
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James Louis Smith deposited “Too Much Loose Sand:” Narrating Coastal Erosion in Southeast Ireland in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoComprised of soft glacial cliffs and sandy beaches, the southeastern coastline of Ireland is dominated by unconsolidated Quaternary-aged sediments with fewer rock exposures than Ireland’s other coasts. Facing Britain across a rough sea, County Wexford has been prone to incursions from both political and environmental forces throughout history. T…[Read more]
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James Louis Smith deposited “Too Much Loose Sand:” Narrating Coastal Erosion in Southeast Ireland in the group
Environmental Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoComprised of soft glacial cliffs and sandy beaches, the southeastern coastline of Ireland is dominated by unconsolidated Quaternary-aged sediments with fewer rock exposures than Ireland’s other coasts. Facing Britain across a rough sea, County Wexford has been prone to incursions from both political and environmental forces throughout history. T…[Read more]
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Johannes Bernhardt deposited Creative Museum. Dokumentation und Manual in the group
Digital Heritage on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThis booklet serves as documentation and manual for the app Creative Museum, the new participatory platform of the Badisches Landesmuseum. The goal of the app is to create a digital space for debate. Museum employees, experts and citizens are invited to get into conversation with each other and share their contributions on equal terms. The topics…[Read more]
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Ian Willis deposited Camden’s Purple Haze is a Sight to See in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoIn Camden, NSW, every November, the streets are ablaze with shades of purple. Walking around the town’s streets, you will see the current flush of purples, mauves, lilac and lavender along Argyle Street, Broughton Street, John Street and Macarthur Park. People are entranced by the magic of the town’s ‘sea of lavender’ as Peter Butler from…[Read more]
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James Louis Smith deposited Net-work: Irish Sea Crossings with and beyond Infrastructure in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThis article explores the co-constitution of networks and infrastructure in the context of late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century culture. We consider Maria Edgeworth’s conceptualization of the term network with and alongside infrastructure in her Harry and Lucy stories (1801–25) and offer an analysis of a manuscript tour by Mary Anne Eade fro…[Read more]
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Ian Willis deposited Camden Library and Museum public art in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThe 2007 Camden Library and Camden Museum redevelopment project resulted in a community collaboration to create a mix of public artworks.
Camden Council Cultural Development Coordinator Angela Pasqua led the collaboration process. Participants included school children, TAFE students, artists and sculptors.
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Jonathan Basile deposited The Epic of Genesis: Catherine Malabou and the gêne of Epigenetics in the group
Environmental Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThis article examines the conflicting representations of plasticity and epigenetics in the work of philosopher Catherine Malabou and evolutionary theorists Mary Jane West-Eberhard and Eva Jablonka. Malabou effaces the unsettled debates within the life sciences in order to speak of a new biological ‘paradigm’ and to attribute values of novelty or…[Read more]
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Gregory F. Tague posted an update in the group
Environmental Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoNick Zangwill and Peter Godfrey-Smith recently (past year or so) have openly lobbied on behalf of animal agriculture. Here’s an open letter/short article that seems to get to the heart of the matter defending animals and the environment, if anyone is interested. https://www.asebl.net/2023/07/an-open-letter-to-peter-godfrey-smith.html
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Jim Clifford deposited British ghost acres and environmental changes in the Laurentian forest during the nineteenth century in the group
Environmental Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThis article explores the consequences of the environmental transformations of the Laurentian Valley on the timber trade uniting the Province of Canada and the industrialization of Great Britain during the nineteenth century. The notion of ghost acres used to describe the ecological footprint of resource consumption from abroad is extended to…[Read more]
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Ian Willis deposited Narellan Heritage Walking Tour in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThe Narellan Heritage Walking Tour is an interesting and informative way to observe and learn about the history and heritage of this Cowpastures village.
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Ian Willis deposited The Camden District was a field of dreams in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoThis article contributes to understanding regionalism by using a case study of the Camden district.
It is now hard to imagine now, but in days gone by, the township of Camden was the centre of a large district. The Camden district became the centre of people’s daily lives for over a century and the basis of their sense of place and community i…[Read more] -
Anne Pasek deposited DIY Methods 2023 Conference Proceedings in the group
Environmental Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoThe act of circulating research through zines invites participants into the “gift economy” of zine culture, where knowledge is shared within a system of reciprocal generosity and pleasure in opposition to hierarchical and capitalist forms of knowledge exchange. As zines cut through the often strict and inaccessible boundaries of traditional, pee…[Read more]
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Ian Willis deposited Graeme Clark, a world-famous Camden identity in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoThis paper provides a background on the life and times of Graeme Clark, a founder of the area of biomedical engineering and the cochlear implant, who grew up in the small town of Camden, NSW.
The life and times of Professor Graeme Clark, the pioneer of the Cochlear Implant, are part of the Camden story. He was a local boy who made good, improved…[Read more] -
Charles Peck Jr deposited Historical Synergies from Sumerian Temple Economy, Hunter Gatherers, Greek Patriarchal Gods, to Materialist Extreme Individualism: Rappaport, Durkheim, Mannheim, Voltaire, Gasset, Nietzsche in the group
Political Philosophy & Theory on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoHistorical Synergy: Mannheim holds that historical and political thought is determined by the socio-historical location of the thinker and the political aspirations and material ambitions of the group or groups to which he belongs.
2. Prehistoric Artic Hunter-Gatherer Synergy of Beliefs in Animal Spirits w/ Economic-Political Realities Erica Hill…[Read more] -
LF Murillo started the topic 2024 SEEKCommons Fellowship Opportunity in the discussion
Environmental Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoDear all,
I hope you’re well! I’m writing to let you know that applications are now open for the inaugural SEEKCommons Fellowship cohort.
The SEEKCommons Fellowship is funded by NSF and run by partners at University of Notre Dame, OEDP, and The HDF Group. The goal of the fellowship is to bring graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and…[Read more]
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James Louis Smith deposited Imaginary Worlds: Plural Seas, Liminal Foundations, Contested Identities in the group
Environmental Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoA Cultural History of the Sea in the Medieval Age, ed. by Elizabeth Lambourn.
The cultural history of the sea during the Middle Ages is a young and dynamic field. Born only recently in the literary criticism of European sources, this innovative volume pushes out beyond this European heartland to explore the shape and potential of a cultural…[Read more]
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Ian Willis deposited Unlock Camden, a local history festival in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoThis article contributes to the story of festivals and their importance to local communities in New South Wales.
In September this year, a local history festival, Unlock Camden, was held in the community of Camden at
the beginning of History Week. In its fifth year, the festival has aimed to unlock the stories and images
of the local area and…[Read more] -
Michelle Bastian deposited Topics in Environmental Humanities: Exploring Climate Solutions (2023-2024) in the group
Environmental Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoIn 2023 we will be looking at the theme of ‘Exploring Climate Solutions’. We will develop an understanding of environmental issues such as green energy, food systems, reforestation and soil regeneration. To date, this course has been focused on work that diagnoses environmental problems, such as the extinction crises, long-term pollutants and…[Read more]
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