Otto Latva
@ottolatva.bsky.social
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Adjunct Prof., PhD, Senior Researcher at the University of Turku, Finland. Historian specialized in human-animal and human-plant studies as well as environmental history. Project leader of http://www.utu.fi/humbio
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Apply for this free PhD course on Energy Humanities in Stavanger, Norway!

Please pass the opportunity on to students you know. Students from anywhere are welcome.

#envhum #envhist
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I am really excited to announce the call for the PhD Course in Energy Humanities!

Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December.

Applications are welcome until 24 October.

#envhum #envhist #energyhistory
Poster showing a wind turbine from frog perspective. The picture is in light pink and blue nuances and announces a PhD course in energy humanities. More information can be found in this website. https://www.uis.no/en/research/collaboration/the-greenhouse-centre-for-environmental-humanities/humanities/apply-for-phd
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‘Plant Perspectives’ 2.2 is now available online – entirely #openaccess thanks to our #subscribetoopen supporters and our generous individual donors. #plantstudies @plantperspectives.bsky.social
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Tutkijamme @ottolatva.bsky.social on selvittänyt, miten suomalaiset ovat suhtautuneet punkkeihin ennen ja nykyään.

Punkkeihin liitettiin 1800-luvulla erilaisia uskomuksia, joista yhden mukaan puuvilla kasvaa sille korkeudelle, jolle punkki on puraissut nuorta neitoa.

www.utu.fi/fi/ajankohta...
Harmittomasta kiusasta pelottavaksi viholliseksi – näin suhtautuminen punkkeihin on muuttunut historian saatossa
Humanistinen ympäristötutkimus on tarkastellut punkkeja kulttuurisesta ja historiantutkimuksen näkökulmasta.
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ottolatva.bsky.social
The link to the news: yle.fi/a/74-20134759 It is good that the problem has been brought up because the material shown in the news report is not pleasant to watch.
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The ethical problems of fish farming have already been widely discussed outside Finland. In my article published in the spring of 2024 (www.degruyter.com/document/doi...), I wondered when the issue would emerge in the Finnish public discussion. Well, now this has happened #fishfarming #animalhistory
8 Coming to terms with fish farming and fish consciousness
8 Coming to terms with fish farming and fish consciousness was published in Animal Industries on page 153.
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Yle on ollut yksi tärkeimpiä suomalaista kulttuuria ylläpitäneitä ja puolustavia instituutioita. Tämä on synkkä päivä suomalaiselle kulttuurille. #yle
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Human/Nature - Entanglements in Cultural History. Rovaniemi, Finland, June 16.-19. 2025. Deadline for individual papers February 2, 2025! Keynotes by @wildpasts.bsky.social , @hansalmi.bsky.social and Marek Tamm. #isch2025 #culturalhistory #environmentalhistory
ISCH 2025 Rovaniemi
International Conference on Cultural History
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ottolatva.bsky.social
A cheaper paperback version of my Giant Squid book will be out next month! If you're interested in the shared history of humans and large cephalopods, get your copy now! #giantsquid #molluscs #monsterization #environmentalhistory #biodiversity #routledge
The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture: The Monsterization of Molluscs
This book builds upon the extensive study of the historical relationship between sea animals and humans in transatlantic culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It exposes the present ...
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"Arrivals and Departures: the Human Relationship with Changing Biodiversity" has been published. The book is an open-access publication. It explores the human relationship to changing biodiversity by bringing together multidisciplinary insights into human-nature relations from the humanities.
Arrivals and Departures
This book explores the human relationship to changing biodiversity by bringing together multidisciplinary insights into human-nature relations from the humanities. New animal and plant species arrive ...
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Eilen oli vuoden viimeinen työmatka. Visiitti Pasilassa Kalle Haatasen haastateltavana. Keskustelimme Lohikäärme-kirjastani, jonka SKS julkaisee näillä näkymin 12.1.2024.
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Johtamieni HumBio ja Fauna et Flora -hankkeiden kirjoituksia julkaistiin tuoreessa Auraica-lehdessä journal.fi/aur. Harri Uusitalo kirjoitti Carl von Linnen Suomenmatkallaan käyttämästä kielestä ja Heli Rantala teki FaFFe-hankkeen esittelyn, jossa myös juttua hirvistä ja majavista.
AURAICA. Scripta a Societate Porthan edita
Auraica, Porthan-Seuran verkkolehti - Auraica, skrifter utgivna av Porthan Sällskapet.
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