Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
@carsoncenter.bsky.social
International center for environmental humanities research in Munich, Germany.
Website: https://www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de
Portal: https://www.environmentandsociety.org/
Seeing the Woods: https://seeingthewoods.org/
Springs: https://springs-rcc.org/
Website: https://www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de
Portal: https://www.environmentandsociety.org/
Seeing the Woods: https://seeingthewoods.org/
Springs: https://springs-rcc.org/
This Tuesday, Silvia Reckermann, board member of Nord Süd Forum Munich, the umbrella organization for global #engagement and #learning in Munich, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
January 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
This Tuesday, Silvia Reckermann, board member of Nord Süd Forum Munich, the umbrella organization for global #engagement and #learning in Munich, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
We are hosting a film screening of a documentary film about the association Urgewald, followed by a Q&A session with Urgewald staff member Judith Hentschel. The event is free and open to the public.
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We are hosting a film screening of a documentary film about the association Urgewald, followed by a Q&A session with Urgewald staff member Judith Hentschel. The event is free and open to the public.
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
Tonight, Finola O'Kane (University College Dublin) will present on “Plantation Islands: The First Blueprints for #Colonialism?”
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January 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Tonight, Finola O'Kane (University College Dublin) will present on “Plantation Islands: The First Blueprints for #Colonialism?”
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Tonight, we continue with the winter lineup of the Green Visions #FilmSeries.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Tonight, we continue with the winter lineup of the Green Visions #FilmSeries.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
This Tuesday, Markus Kröll, head of the business division “Sustainable Industries” at Fraunhofer IPA, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion to talk about “Practical Pathways to #ClimateNeutrality for Industry and Commerce.”
The TDs are free and open to the public.
The TDs are free and open to the public.
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
This Tuesday, Markus Kröll, head of the business division “Sustainable Industries” at Fraunhofer IPA, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion to talk about “Practical Pathways to #ClimateNeutrality for Industry and Commerce.”
The TDs are free and open to the public.
The TDs are free and open to the public.
New 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 #recording available now!
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
December 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 #recording available now!
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
In this year’s last essay to the #planetaryhealth series on 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, author Natalia Rodriguez-Castañeda expands upon her doctoral work with an #exploration of two urban novel #ecosystems: Bogotá’s degraded peri-urban forested mountains and Copenhagen’s abandoned post-industrial site.
December 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In this year’s last essay to the #planetaryhealth series on 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, author Natalia Rodriguez-Castañeda expands upon her doctoral work with an #exploration of two urban novel #ecosystems: Bogotá’s degraded peri-urban forested mountains and Copenhagen’s abandoned post-industrial site.
Tonight's second round of the Green Visions Film Series winter lineup is a screening of 𝘒𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵, followed by a discussion with the director and production manager of the documentary.
A cooperation of the RCC, DOK.fest München, and the Münchner Volkshochschule.
A cooperation of the RCC, DOK.fest München, and the Münchner Volkshochschule.
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tonight's second round of the Green Visions Film Series winter lineup is a screening of 𝘒𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵, followed by a discussion with the director and production manager of the documentary.
A cooperation of the RCC, DOK.fest München, and the Münchner Volkshochschule.
A cooperation of the RCC, DOK.fest München, and the Münchner Volkshochschule.
This Tuesday, Alexis Katechakis, board member of the German UN Ocean Decade Committee and team member of the NGO Aegean Rebreath, will introduce us to the UN Ocean Decade.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This Tuesday, Alexis Katechakis, board member of the German UN Ocean Decade Committee and team member of the NGO Aegean Rebreath, will introduce us to the UN Ocean Decade.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
Today, we would like to highlight the #shortstory “Step Away” by cultural-studies scholar Kata Beilin from the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
A scholar’s #Amazonian journey awakens her from ambition’s illusion to the deeper truth of the interbeing in the #forest.
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A scholar’s #Amazonian journey awakens her from ambition’s illusion to the deeper truth of the interbeing in the #forest.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Today, we would like to highlight the #shortstory “Step Away” by cultural-studies scholar Kata Beilin from the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
A scholar’s #Amazonian journey awakens her from ambition’s illusion to the deeper truth of the interbeing in the #forest.
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A scholar’s #Amazonian journey awakens her from ambition’s illusion to the deeper truth of the interbeing in the #forest.
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We have a fascinating #workshop, centered on “Paranoid Versus Reparative #Reading,” with @demil-ecologies.bsky.social and Nico Edwards scheduled for Monday, 8 December. An evening #lecture by Dr. Darcy Alexandra (Uni Bern) will respond to the workshop.
Please note that both events are online only.
Please note that both events are online only.
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We have a fascinating #workshop, centered on “Paranoid Versus Reparative #Reading,” with @demil-ecologies.bsky.social and Nico Edwards scheduled for Monday, 8 December. An evening #lecture by Dr. Darcy Alexandra (Uni Bern) will respond to the workshop.
Please note that both events are online only.
Please note that both events are online only.
Today, we would like to highlight “Puppets at the Hands of Water: Sex Workers in Mongla, #Bangladesh” by #genderstudies scholar @amritadasgupta.bsky.social from the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Today, we would like to highlight “Puppets at the Hands of Water: Sex Workers in Mongla, #Bangladesh” by #genderstudies scholar @amritadasgupta.bsky.social from the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
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This Tuesday, Thomas Schiffelmann of the Science & Research Hub of ECOnGOOD will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
The ECOnGOOD Science and Research Hub is a collaborative and co-creative community within the broader ECOnGOOD movement.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The ECOnGOOD Science and Research Hub is a collaborative and co-creative community within the broader ECOnGOOD movement.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
December 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This Tuesday, Thomas Schiffelmann of the Science & Research Hub of ECOnGOOD will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
The ECOnGOOD Science and Research Hub is a collaborative and co-creative community within the broader ECOnGOOD movement.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The ECOnGOOD Science and Research Hub is a collaborative and co-creative community within the broader ECOnGOOD movement.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
Today, we would like to highlight “Eagles, Marmots, Humans: Knowing Wildlife Through #Fieldwork” by environmental historian and anthropologist @monicavasile.bsky.social from the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Today, we would like to highlight “Eagles, Marmots, Humans: Knowing Wildlife Through #Fieldwork” by environmental historian and anthropologist @monicavasile.bsky.social from the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
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This Tuesday, Yola Krämer and Bastian Lösch of @lmumuenchen.bsky.social's environmental office will present their projects, ideas, and contributions to creating a more sustainable university life: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#environment #practice #academia #sustainability
#environment #practice #academia #sustainability
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This Tuesday, Yola Krämer and Bastian Lösch of @lmumuenchen.bsky.social's environmental office will present their projects, ideas, and contributions to creating a more sustainable university life: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#environment #practice #academia #sustainability
#environment #practice #academia #sustainability
Today, we would like to highlight a photo essay from the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
In 2020, visual and #environmental #anthropologist Flora Mary Bartlett travelled to the #Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden to explore how scientists engage with #glacial landscapes.
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In 2020, visual and #environmental #anthropologist Flora Mary Bartlett travelled to the #Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden to explore how scientists engage with #glacial landscapes.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Today, we would like to highlight a photo essay from the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
In 2020, visual and #environmental #anthropologist Flora Mary Bartlett travelled to the #Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden to explore how scientists engage with #glacial landscapes.
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In 2020, visual and #environmental #anthropologist Flora Mary Bartlett travelled to the #Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden to explore how scientists engage with #glacial landscapes.
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Today, we are happy to highlight an interview recently published in the eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
Anthropologist Davide Orsini and historian Uwe Lübken shed light on #nucleardecommissioning in their conversation about Davide’s Volkswagen Foundation Change! project “(Dis)Empowered Communities.”
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Anthropologist Davide Orsini and historian Uwe Lübken shed light on #nucleardecommissioning in their conversation about Davide’s Volkswagen Foundation Change! project “(Dis)Empowered Communities.”
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November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Today, we are happy to highlight an interview recently published in the eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
Anthropologist Davide Orsini and historian Uwe Lübken shed light on #nucleardecommissioning in their conversation about Davide’s Volkswagen Foundation Change! project “(Dis)Empowered Communities.”
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Anthropologist Davide Orsini and historian Uwe Lübken shed light on #nucleardecommissioning in their conversation about Davide’s Volkswagen Foundation Change! project “(Dis)Empowered Communities.”
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In the newest contribution to the #planetaryhealth series on 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, author @pimientac.bsky.social examines a theory of planetary health that acknowledges a “world of many worlds.” Might acknowledging relational and communication issues provide solutions for #ecologicalproblems?
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In the newest contribution to the #planetaryhealth series on 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, author @pimientac.bsky.social examines a theory of planetary health that acknowledges a “world of many worlds.” Might acknowledging relational and communication issues provide solutions for #ecologicalproblems?
In a few hours, Michael Vitzthum and Heidemarie Isele, co-authors of a public transport travel guide for mountain tours, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
Find out more: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#rccevents #envhum @deutschebahn.com #authortalk #free #opentopublic
Find out more: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#rccevents #envhum @deutschebahn.com #authortalk #free #opentopublic
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In a few hours, Michael Vitzthum and Heidemarie Isele, co-authors of a public transport travel guide for mountain tours, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
Find out more: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#rccevents #envhum @deutschebahn.com #authortalk #free #opentopublic
Find out more: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#rccevents #envhum @deutschebahn.com #authortalk #free #opentopublic
We are very pleased to highlight each of the articles in the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 individually over the next few weeks.
Today, we would like to introduce “Ecocomics: Vivid Worlds in Images and Text” by literary scholar Julia Ludewig.
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Today, we would like to introduce “Ecocomics: Vivid Worlds in Images and Text” by literary scholar Julia Ludewig.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We are very pleased to highlight each of the articles in the recently-published eighth issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 individually over the next few weeks.
Today, we would like to introduce “Ecocomics: Vivid Worlds in Images and Text” by literary scholar Julia Ludewig.
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Today, we would like to introduce “Ecocomics: Vivid Worlds in Images and Text” by literary scholar Julia Ludewig.
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Join us for tomorrow's Lunchtime Colloquium with Udo Weilacher, professor of landscape architecture and transformation at the Technical University of Munich: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#rccevents #lectureseries #envhum #environmentalfuture #architecture
#rccevents #lectureseries #envhum #environmentalfuture #architecture
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Join us for tomorrow's Lunchtime Colloquium with Udo Weilacher, professor of landscape architecture and transformation at the Technical University of Munich: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#rccevents #lectureseries #envhum #environmentalfuture #architecture
#rccevents #lectureseries #envhum #environmentalfuture #architecture
The short film 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥: 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘴, directed by former Carson Fellow Kata Beilin and Avi Paul Weinstein, is now available on the Portal: www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/maya-lan....
#bees #IndigenousPeople #agriculture #envhum #beekeepers #soy #Maya
#bees #IndigenousPeople #agriculture #envhum #beekeepers #soy #Maya
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The short film 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥: 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘴, directed by former Carson Fellow Kata Beilin and Avi Paul Weinstein, is now available on the Portal: www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/maya-lan....
#bees #IndigenousPeople #agriculture #envhum #beekeepers #soy #Maya
#bees #IndigenousPeople #agriculture #envhum #beekeepers #soy #Maya
In tomorrow's Tuesday Discussion, Chair of BENG eg Katharina Habersbrunner will present on energy communities as key drivers of decentralized, citizen-led energy futures.
More info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_....
#energytransition #solarenergy #windenergy #prosumer
More info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_....
#energytransition #solarenergy #windenergy #prosumer
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
In tomorrow's Tuesday Discussion, Chair of BENG eg Katharina Habersbrunner will present on energy communities as key drivers of decentralized, citizen-led energy futures.
More info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_....
#energytransition #solarenergy #windenergy #prosumer
More info: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_....
#energytransition #solarenergy #windenergy #prosumer
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Join us fo this exciting workshop with writer, performance artist, and literary scholar Ofir Ashery, and explore different modes of nonlinear writing: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #fiction #nonfiction
Join us fo this exciting workshop with writer, performance artist, and literary scholar Ofir Ashery, and explore different modes of nonlinear writing: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #fiction #nonfiction
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Join us fo this exciting workshop with writer, performance artist, and literary scholar Ofir Ashery, and explore different modes of nonlinear writing: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #fiction #nonfiction
Join us fo this exciting workshop with writer, performance artist, and literary scholar Ofir Ashery, and explore different modes of nonlinear writing: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_...
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #fiction #nonfiction
Join us fo this exciting workshop with writer, performance artist, and literary scholar Ofir Ashery, and explore different modes of nonlinear writing: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_....
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #creativewriting #fiction #nonfiction
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #creativewriting #fiction #nonfiction
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Join us fo this exciting workshop with writer, performance artist, and literary scholar Ofir Ashery, and explore different modes of nonlinear writing: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_....
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #creativewriting #fiction #nonfiction
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #creativewriting #fiction #nonfiction