Harry Croft

The penultimate in our uncharismatic species series, this one from up-and-coming science communicator David Quinche!

My review of a charming natural history podcast called Finding Melbourne’s Nature is now live with @historyaustralia.bsky.social — so many thanks to @sighmonger.bsky.social and the team for their care with my words www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

And do check out Elise Milburn’s wonderful paper on ants, the latest in the uncharismatic species series!

Really a very exciting opportunity to work with the best in the business: FIVE 4-year PhD positions for Simone's new "Thinking with Wetlands" project!

And another one!

Next cab off the rank: Kate was one of our two sensational keynotes in Augsburg last month, presenting her work on shipworm, with some amazing images in accompaniment!

#2 in our uncharismatic series species! Bravo @ncushing12.bsky.social and Kevin :)))

Call for Papers for a three-day workshop on "Unbuilding Obstructed Futures" organised by my friend here at U. Augsburg! History, sociology, EnvHums, &c. Abstracts due 31 Oct rethinking-environment-idk.de/event/call-f...

Submitted! See ya there :)

Four days left to submit your paper for our ten year conference! 💚

ICYMI: "How to tell the histories of species made invisible in the anthropocentric archive? That theme quickly became the workshop’s biggest challenge." - @harrycroft.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/10/09/t... #envhist #animalhistory #archives #animalstudies

Such a pleasure to see this series come to life! Stay tuned for more from our amazing workshop presenters in the weeks ahead!

Call for Writing Support Program! Are you an early-career scholar working on a manuscript? Apply for this great opportunity with Andrea Gaynor and Mona Bieling. #envhist #envhum

The Fifth World Congress of Environmental History is Coming to Toronto in 2030! We are excited to welcome @iceho.bsky.social and environmental historians from around the world to Canada! niche-canada.org/2026/09/18/t... #envhist #envhum

Last week at the Universität Augsburg it was my great pleasure to host a really interesting 2-day hybrid workshop on "theorising uncharismatic species in environmental history". Here are some words I wrote: www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet...

It was such a treat to be able to bring so many sharp minds together for this workshop — I have many news ideas and so much to think about!

Wow, isn't this the best lineup you've ever seen?! Don't be jealous! The programme for our workshop, "Hideous, Invasive, Forgotten: Theorising Uncharismatic Species in Environmental History", is now live! Get in touch if you'd like to take part, I'll be very happy to share participation details

Coming to a bookstore near you in February 2027.

Consider this the first of many posts from me on my upcoming workshop on "Theorising Uncharismatic Species in Environmental History"! If you'd like to join in-person in Augsburg, Melbourne, or online, let me know! www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet...

It shouldn’t be a surprise that a Nolan film would fail the bechdel test, but it strikes me that across the full three hours no two characters have a single conversation about something other than a man

'International Review of Environmental History Volume 12, Issue 1' is out now. Explore new research across Asia and the Pacific on environmental knowledge, disaster management, conservation, colonial legacies, and environmental change. Available now: doi.org/10.22459/IREH.12.01.2026

Reviewer 2 aint got nothing on Susan Sontag

See ya there!

My thoughts on the recent and delightful Canadian History of the Environment Summer School! Thanks for having me ☺️

What can flying-fox migration patterns teach us about climate change? Come along to the AHA at Macquarie University next week to find out!

AHAing at Macquarie University next week? We're here to help :D

We've added another new blog post that's part of Global Environment's series in partnership with ICEHO. Harrison Croft responds to the recent essay by Libby Robin in GE: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/06/12/i... #envhist @globalenvironment.bsky.social @iceho.bsky.social

Thanks Libby! This was a fun one 😊

A new essay in our series "Building Environmental History Around the World" is out! Margaret Cook here responds to Libby Robin's recent essay in Global Environment. All posts can be read here: www.iceho.org/notes-from-t... @libbydeq.bsky.social #envhist #envhum

History Australia 23(2) has just dropped. Time to grab a ☕ and dig in. Browse the full issue 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/raha20/c...

Made it to PEI and ready for some history!

Unloading the sheep at the Port Phillip District: invasion, agency and non-human non-complicity, 1835–1853 by Harrison Croft 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #historyaustralia 23(1) #openaccess @harrycroft.bsky.social

Pedestrian crossings, bike lanes, benches, free water and toilets… Paris in 2026 is just a few clock towers away from becoming a flâneur’s utopia!

FINAL CALL! join our exciting hybrid workshop in Germany in September Abstracts due on Friday!

This week the AHA gave evidence at the Parliamentary Inquiry regarding Job-Ready Graduates. Here's President Michelle Arrow on repealing JRG as an important first step in reforming Australia's tertiary education sector.

Next Monday at Universität Augsburg! It was quite fun digging through some material from my Hons thesis while writing this guest lecture

Already many wonderful abstracts have made their way into my inbox! And, if you needed even more convincing, I am delighted to announce Dr Kate Stevens @historykate.bsky.social as the first keynote speaker See you there!

Coming soon! Me on whales

I was very lucky to spend a night at the Schneefernerhaus, a geology and climate research station atop Germany's tallest mountain. We learnt about the important work being carried out there, and awoke to a cold and fairy-floss coloured moonset c.2650 metres above sea level

The latest instalment of Past/Present: David Lee takes a look at how Australia has weathered fuel crises in the past, and ponders what we can learn from these experiences. Crucial reading!! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Now on the Universität Augsburg website! Already some fantastic proposals have been trickling in www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet...

This issue of ‘Lilith' explores gender in 20th-century Australia and Britain, from maternal feminism and 'Citrus Queen' pageants to motherhood and mental health, and the arguments that won abortion law reform in 1960s Britain. Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/LFH... #feminist #feminism #gender

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Not content with defacing Australia, Gina Rinehart hoped to dig up the Rockies as well ... "[Kyla Tienhaara] termed 'preposterous' an investor-state dispute settlement mechanism that 'allows for companies to claim compensation for speculative lost future profits rather than just their sunk costs'"

In the latest instalment of Past/Present, Hannah Forsyth takes a look at the decades-long forces that have produced the current crisis facing Australian universities. Follow the link to read more: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

HDRs and ECRs! Remember that applications are currently open for a stack of grants and bursaries designed to help get you to our annual conference in July! Check them out here: theaha.org.au/awards-and-p...