EHN Community Letter October 2023
new podcast season & this month's publications
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This month on EHN
Mica Jorgensen, “Drones in Environmental Humanities Research”
Mennaallah Abotaleb, “The Hidden Seeds of the Alexandria Library”
Ecotones Now: Season 2
EHN’s companion podcast, Ecotones Now, has launched its second season! We feature contributors reading and reflecting on their work to add a new dimension to their pieces. The first episode, featuring Jessica DeWitt, is out now. You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Substack. Episodes come out every other Thursday. Thanks for listening — we really hope you love it.
My environment now: Natalie Jo Rose Wilkinson
We asked Natalie Jo, the host of this season of Ecotones Now, about her environment this month.
Habitat
I am located in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma is a place of extremes when it comes to the seasons. We go from hot to cold fast, and throw in a few ice storms and tornadoes that develop seemingly out of nowhere to keep it exciting. We had our last day of 80 degrees last week and it's been frigid ever since.
Digging
I consume obscene amounts of media really. I read lots of fantasy, listen to post-apocalyptic empire-building sci-fi, and watch nearly every fantasy or period drama series I can get access to for free. I'm worried I'll run out honestly. The last really good book I read and loved was the Ninth House series by Leigh Bardugo. I eagerly await the final book in the trilogy. Please send me suggestions!
Buds
We are putting up the second season of Ecotones Now…I am still thrilled with the project. Every time I hear the conversations I feel like I take away new insight and I think that speaks to the qualities and the kind of people who submit articles to EHN. It's a special thing to me.
I am also excited to be speaking at the WCEH in Finland next year! I just got word last week that everything was accepted in our panel. I'm really thrilled. I know many people here are a part of Ph.D. programs and go to conferences all the time. But I am a lone academic at the moment, so I can only afford so much of my time to research and submit pieces to things or try to go to conferences. I really have no idea at the moment how I will fund it at all. But I digress, when I get the chance to participate in the academic engine and it's in my own time frame there's a good feeling of fulfillment (alongside the massive amounts of performance anxiety haha).
As always, if you are interested in sharing a piece in any language on EHN, send an email to contact@envhistnow.com introducing yourself & pitching an idea.