Stef Craps 🕊️
@stefcraps.com
Professor of English Literature at UGent | Memory & trauma studies, ecocriticism & environmental humanities, postcolonial & decolonial theory | How stories help us live with loss & imagine better futures | Born at 335 ppm | He/him/his | www.stefcraps.com
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Stef Craps 🕊️
@stefcraps.com
· Dec 16
Lost (EN subtitled)
Lost marks the opening of the triptych Lost and Found – Caring for What Is (about to Disappear), in which the Boekentoren brings together ecology…
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A few weeks ago, we marked #LostSpeciesDay with a beautiful and moving event: a silent procession from De Krook to the Boekentoren, led by the Red Rebels and Earth Rebels of Extinction Rebellion, ending in an intimate performance in the university library’s reading room. vimeo.com/1146898823 1/3
A conversation on academia and activism in a time of overlapping crises
🗓️ Fri 30 Jan, 10:00–12:00 | 📍 Ghent University, Campus Coupure, Building A, Room A1.1 Hop
🎓 With Jimmy Spire Ssentongo and Stef Craps
All are welcome – more info and registration via event.ugent.be/registration...
🗓️ Fri 30 Jan, 10:00–12:00 | 📍 Ghent University, Campus Coupure, Building A, Room A1.1 Hop
🎓 With Jimmy Spire Ssentongo and Stef Craps
All are welcome – more info and registration via event.ugent.be/registration...
January 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A conversation on academia and activism in a time of overlapping crises
🗓️ Fri 30 Jan, 10:00–12:00 | 📍 Ghent University, Campus Coupure, Building A, Room A1.1 Hop
🎓 With Jimmy Spire Ssentongo and Stef Craps
All are welcome – more info and registration via event.ugent.be/registration...
🗓️ Fri 30 Jan, 10:00–12:00 | 📍 Ghent University, Campus Coupure, Building A, Room A1.1 Hop
🎓 With Jimmy Spire Ssentongo and Stef Craps
All are welcome – more info and registration via event.ugent.be/registration...
Reposted by Stef Craps 🕊️
New Special Issue!
New Special Issue on Eco-emotions from guest editors
Mihaela Mihai and Danielle Celermajer.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...
New Special Issue on Eco-emotions from guest editors
Mihaela Mihai and Danielle Celermajer.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...
Special Issue on Eco-emotions, Vol 35, Issue 1 out now – Environmental Politics Journal
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
New Special Issue!
New Special Issue on Eco-emotions from guest editors
Mihaela Mihai and Danielle Celermajer.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...
New Special Issue on Eco-emotions from guest editors
Mihaela Mihai and Danielle Celermajer.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...
It’s been a tough year for the world, and the next may not be gentler. Still, we walk on. Warm wishes for 2026. ✨👣
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It’s been a tough year for the world, and the next may not be gentler. Still, we walk on. Warm wishes for 2026. ✨👣
"Geen activistische ontsporing van de universiteit, maar het opnemen van haar publieke verantwoordelijkheid": opiniestuk over biodiversiteitsverlies, ecologische rouw en de rol van academici in tijden van ecologische crisis, n.a.v. ons Boekentoren-evenement rond Remembrance Day for Lost Species.
‘De universiteit is geen toeschouwer: over biodiversiteitsverlies, ecologische rouw en samenwerking met activisten’ - ScienceGuide
Hoogleraar Stef Craps (Universiteit Gent) legt uit waarom hij als academicus samenwerkt met XR-activisten.
www.scienceguide.nl
December 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Geen activistische ontsporing van de universiteit, maar het opnemen van haar publieke verantwoordelijkheid": opiniestuk over biodiversiteitsverlies, ecologische rouw en de rol van academici in tijden van ecologische crisis, n.a.v. ons Boekentoren-evenement rond Remembrance Day for Lost Species.
Huge thanks to all our contributors for their thoughtful and innovative work – and special thanks to my co-editors and our editorial assistant Marion De Schepper for making this such a rewarding collaboration. (5/5)
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Huge thanks to all our contributors for their thoughtful and innovative work – and special thanks to my co-editors and our editorial assistant Marion De Schepper for making this such a rewarding collaboration. (5/5)
This special issue grew out of conversations within the Slow Memory COST Action, whose support we gratefully acknowledge. Almost half of the articles, including the introduction, are Open Access. (4/5)
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This special issue grew out of conversations within the Slow Memory COST Action, whose support we gratefully acknowledge. Almost half of the articles, including the introduction, are Open Access. (4/5)
the contributions explore how environmental loss is registered, mediated, and remembered across human and more-than-human scales – from slow violence and deep time to ecological grief, material and aesthetic witnessing, and questions of responsibility and justice. (3/5)
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
the contributions explore how environmental loss is registered, mediated, and remembered across human and more-than-human scales – from slow violence and deep time to ecological grief, material and aesthetic witnessing, and questions of responsibility and justice. (3/5)
The issue brings together scholars and artists working at the intersection of memory studies, the environmental humanities, and museum and media studies to rethink witnessing in the age of climate breakdown. Building on and extending trauma and testimony theory, (2/5)
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The issue brings together scholars and artists working at the intersection of memory studies, the environmental humanities, and museum and media studies to rethink witnessing in the age of climate breakdown. Building on and extending trauma and testimony theory, (2/5)
📢 I’m delighted to share the publication of Climate Witnessing, a special issue of Memory Studies Review that I’ve guest-edited together with Rick Crownshaw and Rebecca Dolgoy.
🔗 TOC: brill.com/view/journal...
🔗 Introduction (Open Access): brill.com/view/journal... (1/5)
🔗 TOC: brill.com/view/journal...
🔗 Introduction (Open Access): brill.com/view/journal... (1/5)
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
📢 I’m delighted to share the publication of Climate Witnessing, a special issue of Memory Studies Review that I’ve guest-edited together with Rick Crownshaw and Rebecca Dolgoy.
🔗 TOC: brill.com/view/journal...
🔗 Introduction (Open Access): brill.com/view/journal... (1/5)
🔗 TOC: brill.com/view/journal...
🔗 Introduction (Open Access): brill.com/view/journal... (1/5)
It captures the atmosphere, meaning, and intent of the event far better than words alone ever could. Please watch – and feel free to share. 🌍💔🌱
More info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/... 3/3
More info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/... 3/3
Lost
Lost trapt op zondag 30 november het drieluik Lost and Found – Caring for What Is (about to Disappear) af met een rituele optocht van De Krook naar de Boekentoren, gevolgd door een ingetogen performan...
boekentoren.gent
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It captures the atmosphere, meaning, and intent of the event far better than words alone ever could. Please watch – and feel free to share. 🌍💔🌱
More info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/... 3/3
More info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/... 3/3
It was a moment of collective reflection, mourning, and care – for lives and worlds already lost, and for those currently under threat.
I'm very glad we now have this exquisite after-movie, created by Muriel Grégoire and narrated by Emilie Hermans and yours truly. 2/3
I'm very glad we now have this exquisite after-movie, created by Muriel Grégoire and narrated by Emilie Hermans and yours truly. 2/3
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It was a moment of collective reflection, mourning, and care – for lives and worlds already lost, and for those currently under threat.
I'm very glad we now have this exquisite after-movie, created by Muriel Grégoire and narrated by Emilie Hermans and yours truly. 2/3
I'm very glad we now have this exquisite after-movie, created by Muriel Grégoire and narrated by Emilie Hermans and yours truly. 2/3
A few weeks ago, we marked #LostSpeciesDay with a beautiful and moving event: a silent procession from De Krook to the Boekentoren, led by the Red Rebels and Earth Rebels of Extinction Rebellion, ending in an intimate performance in the university library’s reading room. vimeo.com/1146898823 1/3
Lost (EN subtitled)
Lost marks the opening of the triptych Lost and Found – Caring for What Is (about to Disappear), in which the Boekentoren brings together ecology…
vimeo.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A few weeks ago, we marked #LostSpeciesDay with a beautiful and moving event: a silent procession from De Krook to the Boekentoren, led by the Red Rebels and Earth Rebels of Extinction Rebellion, ending in an intimate performance in the university library’s reading room. vimeo.com/1146898823 1/3
Tonight, Ghent University’s iconic Boekentoren is lit in red to mark Remembrance Day for Lost Species — a quiet gesture honouring what’s already gone, and signalling vigilance for all that is under threat today. #LostSpeciesDay
November 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tonight, Ghent University’s iconic Boekentoren is lit in red to mark Remembrance Day for Lost Species — a quiet gesture honouring what’s already gone, and signalling vigilance for all that is under threat today. #LostSpeciesDay
💡 Alle antwoorden op vraag van Beste-ID: www.beste-id.nl/jaarlijkse-v...
📰 NRC-selectie: www.stefcraps.com/wp-content/u...
👉 Mijn antwoord: www.beste-id.nl/jaarlijkse-v...
🦤 Remembrance Day for Lost Species event info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/...
🌹 CJfR: www.climatejusticeforrosa.org (2/2)
📰 NRC-selectie: www.stefcraps.com/wp-content/u...
👉 Mijn antwoord: www.beste-id.nl/jaarlijkse-v...
🦤 Remembrance Day for Lost Species event info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/...
🌹 CJfR: www.climatejusticeforrosa.org (2/2)
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
💡 Alle antwoorden op vraag van Beste-ID: www.beste-id.nl/jaarlijkse-v...
📰 NRC-selectie: www.stefcraps.com/wp-content/u...
👉 Mijn antwoord: www.beste-id.nl/jaarlijkse-v...
🦤 Remembrance Day for Lost Species event info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/...
🌹 CJfR: www.climatejusticeforrosa.org (2/2)
📰 NRC-selectie: www.stefcraps.com/wp-content/u...
👉 Mijn antwoord: www.beste-id.nl/jaarlijkse-v...
🦤 Remembrance Day for Lost Species event info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/...
🌹 CJfR: www.climatejusticeforrosa.org (2/2)
Mijn opiniestuk “Klimaatrouw als voorwaarde voor verandering” staat in NRC - mét illustratie van Kamagurka. Ik pleit voor een affectieve transitie: ecologische emoties zijn geen rem op klimaatactie maar een hefboom die de kloof tussen weten en leven verkleint. (1/2)
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Mijn opiniestuk “Klimaatrouw als voorwaarde voor verandering” staat in NRC - mét illustratie van Kamagurka. Ik pleit voor een affectieve transitie: ecologische emoties zijn geen rem op klimaatactie maar een hefboom die de kloof tussen weten en leven verkleint. (1/2)
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
Op 30 november markeren we in en om de Gentse Boekentoren de Remembrance Day for Lost Species – een ritueel moment om stille verdwijningen en ecologische rouw zichtbaar te maken in het publieke domein. 🌍💔
Meer info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/...
Meer info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/...
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Op 30 november markeren we in en om de Gentse Boekentoren de Remembrance Day for Lost Species – een ritueel moment om stille verdwijningen en ecologische rouw zichtbaar te maken in het publieke domein. 🌍💔
Meer info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/...
Meer info: boekentoren.gent/nl/artikels/...
Blij dat het Nederlands Dagblad vandaag aandacht besteedt aan ecologische rouw, en dat ik iets mocht vertellen over de trage, vaak onzichtbare verliezen waar zoveel mensen mee worstelen, alsook over het belang van gedeelde taal en rituelen.
Het bestaat echt: rouwen om natuur die verloren gaat. ‘Dit moet uit de taboesfeer’
Ben je weleens verdrietig over de huismussen of merels die uit jouw buurt zijn verdwenen? Bezorgd over al het zwerfafval in de natuur? Of heb je heimwee naar de winters met sneeuw en ijspret? Dan ben ...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Blij dat het Nederlands Dagblad vandaag aandacht besteedt aan ecologische rouw, en dat ik iets mocht vertellen over de trage, vaak onzichtbare verliezen waar zoveel mensen mee worstelen, alsook over het belang van gedeelde taal en rituelen.
Van harte welkom op "Lost and Found – Caring for What Is (about to Disappear)", een cultureel drieluik over erfgoed en ecologie in de Boekentoren. 📚🌿
Op 30/11 – Lost Species Day – starten we met een rituele optocht en performance. Iedereen kan aansluiten.
Meer info: boekentoren.gent/lostandfound
Op 30/11 – Lost Species Day – starten we met een rituele optocht en performance. Iedereen kan aansluiten.
Meer info: boekentoren.gent/lostandfound
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Van harte welkom op "Lost and Found – Caring for What Is (about to Disappear)", een cultureel drieluik over erfgoed en ecologie in de Boekentoren. 📚🌿
Op 30/11 – Lost Species Day – starten we met een rituele optocht en performance. Iedereen kan aansluiten.
Meer info: boekentoren.gent/lostandfound
Op 30/11 – Lost Species Day – starten we met een rituele optocht en performance. Iedereen kan aansluiten.
Meer info: boekentoren.gent/lostandfound
Reposted by Stef Craps 🕊️
The Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network invites you to an online panel: "Denying Genocide: Comparative Reflections from Armenia, Bosnia, the Holocaust, and Palestine."
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network invites you to an online panel: "Denying Genocide: Comparative Reflections from Armenia, Bosnia, the Holocaust, and Palestine."
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reposted by Stef Craps 🕊️
In which I talk with the woman who won't shut up (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
Opinion | The U.S. Denounces Her. Multinationals Threaten Her. She Likes Her Odds.
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In which I talk with the woman who won't shut up (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
Looking forward to giving a lecture and masterclass and joining a roundtable on memory, mourning, and the Anthropocene at Radboud University Nijmegen on 4–5 November. Details here: www.oslit.nl/arts-of-memo....
Arts of Memory and Mourning in the Anthropocene: Masterclass and Lecture with Prof. Stef Craps - Netherlands Research School for Literary Studies (OSL)
Professor Stef Craps (Ghent University) will visit Radboud University Nijmegen on 4–5 November 2025 to give a masterclass for PhD and ReMA students and a public lecture followed by a roundtable. The e...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Looking forward to giving a lecture and masterclass and joining a roundtable on memory, mourning, and the Anthropocene at Radboud University Nijmegen on 4–5 November. Details here: www.oslit.nl/arts-of-memo....
Reposted by Stef Craps 🕊️
New article from @stefcraps.com!
Ecological apologies: reckoning with grief, guilt, and multispecies justice.
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Ecological apologies: reckoning with grief, guilt, and multispecies justice.
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
September 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New article from @stefcraps.com!
Ecological apologies: reckoning with grief, guilt, and multispecies justice.
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Ecological apologies: reckoning with grief, guilt, and multispecies justice.
doi.org/10.1080/0964...