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Energizing the Past

Climate Change; Fossil Fuels; American History; Environmental History; Environmental Humanities

Christopher Jones (Associate Professor, School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, Arizona State University)

September 14, 2021

Energy humanities has become an exciting and growing topic of study. This talk introduces key questions and insights energy humanists have offered and draws on the research of the author to offer examples of how paying attention to energy provides new insight into the understanding of the American past.


Subjects

Environment and Nature / Climate Change / Fossil Fuels / American History / Environmental History / Environmental Humanities /

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0