Syllabi in Environment and Society
Short profiles of university and course syllabi, and collaborative syllabi projects on Environment and Society.
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“How Decades of Corporate Capture Enabled Today’s Assault on Universities in the United States”
This article argues for reforms to university governance and accountability that establish faculty oversight of donor agreements, calling for systematic research into corporate capture and the conditions under which faculty unions and collective organizing can defend and expand shared governance.
Anthro-Pollination: The Nineteenth-Century Production of Hybrid Ornamental Plants
Arcadia, Autumn 2026, no. 15
Vajont: The Political Ecology of an Unnatural Disaster
Full open-access volume Vajont: The Political Ecology of an Unnatural Disaster (2026) by Marco Armiero.
Climate Crisis as a Challenge for the Humanities: A Reader
Full book, Climate Crisis as a Challenge for the Humanities: A Reader, edited by Karin Esders.
A Discipline of Hope: Environmental Humanities in a Time of Crisis
Full book of A Discipline of Hope: Environmental Humanities in a Time of Crisis by Anna Antonova.
The Organism–Environment Pairing: A Historical and Philosophical Reappraisal
In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environment relationship in the life sciences, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda addresses a crucial gap in our understanding of a foundational building block of modern biology.
“Controlling the Planet’s Health: From Homeostasis and Geophysiology to the Planetary Health Watch”
An article on the limits of a cybernetic conception of planetary health.
Forest Conservation and the Exploration of Carpathian Fungi: Albert Pilát’s Primeval Forest Awareness and the Emergence of Modern Mycology
History for Global Anxiety
Libby Robin argues that environmental history is well positioned to address planetary concerns through interdisciplinary collaboration with scientists and policymakers.