Elsa Devienne
@elsadevienne.bsky.social
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Historian | Made in 🇫🇷 Lives in 🇬🇧 Writes about 🇺🇲 | Envtal Justice, Beaches, Cities, Plastics | 📘 SAND RUSH: THE REVIVAL OF THE BEACH IN 20TH-CENTURY LA 🏖️ | 🚲 +🚶🏻‍♂️ advocate | Here for work but also random stuff
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👩 Meet Linda Maraniss
⭐ In 1986, she visited Padre Island National Seashore, in Texas.
🏖️ She expected a beach.
🤢 She found a landfill.
▶️ Listen to ep 2 of our "Early Heroines of Plastic Pollution" series to find out what happened afterwards
tinyurl.com/4xsvnbv3
#InternationalCoastalCleanup
a white woman brandishes a plastic salt bag (used by fishermen) at the Texas Senate
elsadevienne.bsky.social
Yes they do have cool lockers like in the tv shows 🤩
Selfie in front of lockers
elsadevienne.bsky.social
This highschool visit is fulfilling all my teenage fantasies of what America was/is.
elsadevienne.bsky.social
Hello from Los Angeles 🌞 where I'm giving a talk about SAND RUSH to Marlborough highschool students.

Bumped into this poster which seemed apt.
Poster in a highschool corridor says TALK ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING
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farsouthhistory.bsky.social
There is still time to review a book this Fall semester! Check out some of the awesome new titles that I have available for review. Pass it on! #envhist #envhum #energy #aghist #ecocrit #conservation #sustatinability #envtech #water #naturewriting
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Books Available to review for H-Environment
Books Available for Review for H-Environment Below are the books currently available for review for H-Environment. Interested in reviewing one? Please email me at [email protected] for DM me at @farso...
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elsadevienne.bsky.social
Other #transpennine commuters, do consider submitting a complaint about the change to amend tickets at this link: www.railhelp.co.uk/tpexpress/ma....
elsadevienne.bsky.social
I just can't express how frustrating this change has made my morning. This is really really bad. Please consider going back to the old system. I'm not going through a refund to rebook.
Also what's up with tickets being more expensive than last year? The lowest priced ones disappear more quickly.
elsadevienne.bsky.social
Dear @tpexpress.bsky.social, I get that you needed to update the website but why is it SO hard to amend tickets for the same journey now?? I need to re-book and ask for a refund now. It used to be SO easy. It's such a faff that I gave up instead of spending lots of money on a ticket change.
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nichecanada.bsky.social
We are thrilled to announce our new colloboration with The Metropole - @urbanhistorya.bsky.social - Urban and Environmental Dialogues

Send us your proposals for this new urban #envhist series by 24 October!

niche-canada.org/2025/09/29/c...

#urbanhistory #urbanstudies #urban #envhum
Call for Proposals - Urban and Environmental Dialogues
Urban and Environmental Dialogues will explore how the environment-at-large and the urban built environment have shaped one another throughout history.
niche-canada.org
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post-doc-club.bsky.social
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...
elsadevienne.bsky.social
Excellent read for anyone interested in Indigenous histories
historyworkshop.org.uk
Last week we also said a fond farewell to another HW team member, Mary Newman (@maryknewman.bsky.social).

Over the past two years, Mary has commissioned some incredible work including her recent series on Indigenous histories.

Keep an eye out for her final few articles over the next few weeks!
Indigenous Historical Practices
Delve into Indigenous history with our History Workshop series, highlighting complex systems of historical knowledge and their significance.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
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sundayofaction.bsky.social
The power of clean energy hit the news across the U.S. last weekend as 500 events kicked off to celebrate Sun Day 🗞☀️ Thank you to local organizers for sharing the story of Sun Day and showing the HUGE support for solar and wind that continues to grow despite the challenges we face.
elsadevienne.bsky.social
- they're powered by fossil fuels
- they appear like they make our lives easier but they ultimately will destroy what we cherish the most
elsadevienne.bsky.social
Ai and plastics have so much in common
- yes, they can be useful in some very specific applications, but they're actually subpar in many cases (breaks/spills BS)
- they are huge sources of pollution
- they are marketed to us as "inevitable"
- once introduced, they're impossible to get rid of
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kbruisch.bsky.social
📣 It's publication day! 🔥Burning Swamps🔥 is out with @universitypress.cambridge.org ! My book tells the forgotten history of peat in the context of Russia’s industrialization & electrification and points to the lingering presence of past extraction 1/5

#envhist #energysky
Book cover of "Burning Swamps: Peat and the Forgotten Margins of Russia's Fossil Economy" by Katja Bruisch. A black and white photograph shows a woman with a headscarf stacking peat
elsadevienne.bsky.social
My History colleagues and I are now on bluesky!
Give us a follow for news about Northumbria University historians (and our students) :-)
northumbriahistory.bsky.social
The Northumbria History Society is recruiting new members for the year ahead! Find their stall in the city campus Students' Union (in Escape).
A young woman sits at a stall, turned towards the camera and smiling. The desk in front of her has a purple tablecloth and is covered in society material and swag (stickers, Haribo, etc). Behind her is a panel with a large sign reading "History Society."
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