Conference: Yale: New Perspectives in Energy History

Yale Humanities Quadrangle 320 York Street, New Haven

Yale University’s working group on Global Environmental History is pleased to announce its Spring 2024 “New Perspectives in Energy History” conference.  Registration is now open. Yale Environmental History will host its “New Perspectives in Energy History” conference on March 2, 2024 to showcase new projects in the field. The conference will include three moderated panel sessions featuring […]

Lecture: Yale: Taking the Field: Soldiers, Nature, and Empire on American Frontiers: Amy Kohout

Yale Humanities Quadrangle 320 York Street, New Haven

In the late nineteenth century, at a time when Americans were becoming more removed from nature than ever before, U.S. soldiers were uniquely positioned to understand and construct nature’s ongoing significance for their work and for the nation as a whole. American ideas and debates about nature evolved alongside discussions about the meaning of frontiers, […]