New Earth Histories is delighted to host Dr Andrea Westermann as a Visiting Fellow in August 2023. Dr Westermann is a specialist in the history of the history of earth sciences, environmental history, environmental migration, and the history of material culture. She has been a contributor to the Anthropocene Curriculum and her research on plastic, geopolitics, resource economies, and […]
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Joint Conference: Sydney and the Southern Highlands, July 31 – August 5, 2022 We aim to push forward the conceptual and substantive work that thinking Gondwanaland enables: what were the precise geological and paleontological histories of Gondwanaland geology after 1870, in different contexts? How does Gondwanaland help us conceptualise deep time in modern history? What
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This monthly seminar series presents new perspectives on the geologies, histories, and politics of Gondwanaland. Previous seminars have addressed new problems in Gondwanaland geoscience, the cultural histories of southern continental connection, and the different scales of late nineteenth century geological study. Next Meeting: Daniella McCahey, ‘Imperialism and Continental Drift’ April 26, 8am AEST/11pm GMT (25th April)/5pm
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Roundtable: May 11, 2021, UNSW What does it mean to write the modern history of an ancient supercontinent? Earth scientists know a great deal about the geological history of Gondwanaland and its breakup that began 180 million years ago, eventually creating present day Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America, South Asia and Antarctica. This panel
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