Poetry in Strange Times
Poetry in Strange Times Video A microlecture titled ‘As climate changes, I order a salad: contemporary poetry and the strange times of climate change’ by Sam Solnick, University of Liverpool that discusses three poems that focus on temporalities associated with climate change. The video also discusses the role of media and poetry in shaping the […]
Climate Change and the Roman Empire
Climate Change and the Roman Empire Video A video (talk delivered by Michael McCormick) to learn about the connection between history, archaeology, and climate by understanding the relationship between climate change and historical change in Medieval Europe and in the Roman Empire. Students will learn about reconstruction of mediaeval climate, links between climate and history, […]
Fall of the Pyramid Age of Egypt
Fall of the Pyramid Age of Egypt Audio An audio by Michael Dee at ‘Teddy Talks’, University of Oxford that discusses the potential role of climate change in the collapse of the ‘pyramid age’ in Egypt. The audio discusses a timeline of the historic Northeast African region and its societies at the beginning of the […]
Historical Climatology- The Roman Empire
Historical Climatology- The Roman Empire Video A video by Michael McCormick, Harvard University that discusses the link between science, history and climate change. The lecture discusses the history of Rome and Medieval Europe through the use of archaeological tools, genetics and computer science. It highlights some drastic climatic events that led to changes within the […]
Climate Images for Effective Visual Communication
Climate Images for Effective Visual Communication Model/Simulation A collection of climate-related images for effective visual communication of climate-related and climate change-related topics. Students can select suitable images from a library of carefully curated climate-related images for effectivecommunication of a chosen message. About Tool Tool Name Climate Visuals from Climate Outreach Discipline Humanities Topic(s) in Discipline […]
Postcolonial Studies and Climate Change
Postcolonial Studies and Climate Change Reading A reading by Dipesh Chakrabarty, The University of Chicago titled ‘Postcolonial Studies and the Challenge of Climate Change’ discusses the link between globalisation and global warming. Chakrabarty discusses this link through the writings of Homi K. Bhabha, which aims to stretch post colonial thinking to include the reality of […]
Volcanic Eruptions, Climate Change, and Food Crises
Volcanic Eruptions, Climate Change, and Food Crises Video A video to learn about the link between volcanic forcing of global climate and the English food crisis of 1258. Students will learn and discuss topics in mediaeval economic history: the mega-eruption of the Samalas Volcano in Indonesia; its effects on global climate; the devastating consequences on […]
Teaching Climate Change in the Humanities and History Classrooms
Teaching Climate Change in the Humanities and History Classrooms Video A panel discussion titled ‘Teaching Climate Change: Perspectives from History and the Humanities’ hosted by the Not Even Past platform of the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin. The roundtable features Stephanie LeMenager, University of Oregon, Carlos E. Ramos Scharron, University […]
Climate Change, The Humanities, and Planetary Citizenship
Climate Change, The Humanities, and Planetary Citizenship Video A video microlecture by Stephanie LeMenager, Radcliffe Institute fellow (2016–2017), Harvard University titled ‘Climate Citizenship and the Humanities’. This short video discusses the role of the Humanities in understanding climate change and dealing with its impacts. It introduces the term ‘planetary citizens’ in an era of unpredictable […]
Climate Change in the Humanities Classroom
Climate Change in the Humanities Classroom Video A video lecture by Rahul Chopra, TROP ICSU and IISER Pune on climate change educational resources that Humanities teachers can use in their classrooms. These educational resources integrate climate change understanding with the core curriculum in Humanities. This video lecture is part of an online e-learning course (MOOC) […]