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STILL LANDSCAPES

March 09, 2022

10:00 (GMT), online

“Still Landscapes” symposium will seek to explore and reflect on landscape in relation to experiences of silence, quiet and stillness. With an interdisciplinary context, the event will take place virtually, featuring presentations by established scholars and young researchers from diverse professional and creative backgrounds.

Participation is free, subject to registering for Zoom meeting. For more information and enquiries, please visit https://drawingstillplaces.wixsite.com/dsp1/still-landscapes or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

HUMANISTIC USES OF HERBARIA - VIDEO (March 19, 2021)

https://nybg-org.zoom.us/rec/play/NYw306l9Hn_2krUBxK2Xi3dp-8SmFgNJCG-QkjMzOMBBXszDfcXx_8T5Jgia06dP5SLoAKFP1GVIqaoN.-aQxJ3lImVBPKxJq?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=gf0o8TFvROWPhNmUIoVwFg.1616704479080.1fd5adce9718260135e67dd0f50db934&_x_zm_rhtaid=358

Herbaria, or collections of dried plants that usually include information about the place and time of their collection and the identity of the collector, have their roots in the sixteenth century and are of vital importance to the study and taxonomy of plants. Recently, they have acquired additional value as tools for tracking biodiversity loss or even as windows into past ecosystems. While their primary purpose is scientific, herbaria also have rich historical and even aesthetic dimensions. This program will focus on the history and relevance of herbarium collections, addressing the contemporary importance of herbaria to science and conservation. Four speakers will explore humanistic angles by engaging with history, the history of the book, art history, and contemporary art, thus placing the discussion at the intersection of the arts and sciences.

Co-presented by the NYBG Humanities Institute and the Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks, in partnership with the NYBG William & Lynda Steere Herbarium

This month - ORE WASHING AND THE NEW GOLD RUSHES, by José Rafael Soares

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Este mês - A LAVARIA DE MINÉRIOS E AS NOVAS CORRIDAS AO OURO, por José Rafael Soares

(An-)Hydrous Environments:

Rethinking Water in Environmental History

ESEH 2022 Summer School in Environmental History

University of Bristol, United Kingdom

10-13 July 2022

The ESEH 2022 graduate school (An-)Hydrous Environments will explore the interrelationship between water and human society with monitoring the impacts of water on past environments and societies, and that of human society on waters.

Graduate students, PhD candidates and recent post-docs are encouraged to apply.

More info can be found here: http://eseh.org/call-for-applications-eseh-2022-summer-school-in-environmental-history/ 

This month - PASSOS LIMA, M.J., WARNING TO THE PEOPLE NOT TO DIE OF BLADDERS [SMALLPOX], by Antero Ferreira and María Isabel Porras Gallo

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Este mês - PASSOS LIMA, M.J., AVISO AO POVO PARA NÃO MORRER DE BEXIGAS, por Antero Ferreira e María Isabel Porras Gallo