The Historians for Future climate group are organising an event during the Environmental History Week, ‘Environmental (Hi)stories from Home‘. The event invites us to explore the (hi)stories unfolding around us and the places we call home.
It takes place on 20 April via Zoom. You can register for the event here.
COVID-19 seems to have changed our perception of time. In quarantine, days feel longer, while the year sometimes also seems to rush by without the usual markers of time, like holidays and family gatherings. While most of us are confined to our immediate surroundings, perhaps this has made us more perceptive to the (hi)stories unfolding around us and the places we call home. Where’s home for you? What’s happening in the place you consider home? What changes in the environment have you observed or perceived? What environmental (hi)story unfolds?
This session on 20 April explores the environmental (hi)stories of our home(s). By taking a different, microhistorical perspective, we would like to raise awareness for what has been, and what we envision or hope for the places we consider home in the future.
In the days leading up to the event, Historians for Future are going to share some more environmental (hi)stories on their blog and on Twitter. If you feel that you have a story to share, please send your text/photos/video/… to contact@historiansforfuture.org.
