Dipesh Chakrabarty ‘The Climate of History: Four Theses’
Dipesh Chakrabarty ‘The Climate of History: Four Theses’ Reading An essay by Dipesh Chakrabarty, The University of Chicago titled ‘The Climate of History: Four Theses’ that discusses the link between human history and climate change. The reading discusses the environmental history of the planet, the ‘Anthropocene’ and how humans have become geological agents with respect […]
Amitav Ghosh on History and Climate Change
Amitav Ghosh on History and Climate Change Video A video lecture by Amitav Ghosh, author of ‘The Great Derangement: Fiction, History, and Politics in the Age of Global Warming’ as part of a 4 part lecture series delivered at the University of Chicago’s Randy L. & Melvin R. Berlin Family Lectures. In this video lecture, […]
A Commentary on Dipesh Chakrabarty’s The Climate of History: Four Theses
A Commentary on Dipesh Chakrabarty’s The Climate of History: Four Theses Video A short video commentary by Dr Maya Dodd, FLAME University, India on ‘The Climate of History: Four Theses’ by Dipesh Chakrabarty. This video commentary summarises Dipesh Chakrabarty’s essay on the link between history, literature and climate change. Dodd summarises the four theses posed […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ancient Civilizations and Climate Change
Ancient Civilizations and Climate Change Video A video lecture by Raghu Murtugudde, University of Maryland, on the historic record of human activity from the start of the Holocene period, 11,000 years ago, to the Little Ice Age. This video lecture is part 2 of a 3-part lecture series titled ‘Climate Change on Historic Timescales’ of […]
The Maya Civilization and Climate Change
The Maya Civilization and Climate Change Video A video lecture titled ‘The Ancient Maya Response to Climate Change: A Cautionary Tale’ by B.L Turner II, Arizona State University, on the archaeology and geography of climate change during the Maya Civilization. The lecture discusses the depopulation and decline of the ancient civilization, during the tenth and […]