Event time:
Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Luce Hall 203
34 Hillhouse Avenue
Event description:
Please join us for the Fall 2025 Environmental Humanities Graduate Symposium on the afternoon of Thursday, November 13th, from 3:30–5:00 pm at Luce Hall 203 (34 Hillhouse Avenue). The Symposium will provide a forum for researchers across the university to share and discuss work related to the environmental humanities, and include a small reception.
3:30–4:35 PM
Opening Remarks
Conference Presentations
- Raffaele Sindoni (Human Geography and Environmental Sociology): “The Ruse and Reach of (Nature’s) Rights”
- Mitchell Herrmann (History of Art): “Precious Okoyomon: Towards a Naturgeschichte”
- Sofía Fernández González (Spanish and Portuguese): “CAPITALISM IN THREE ACTS: Regina José Galindo’s Performance Practice”
4:35–5:00 PM
Lightning Talks
- Sam Blair (Environmental Science): “Cultural Contingency and Arboreal Identity: The Puzzling Case of the Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)”
- Julia Soule (Environmental Management, and Religion): “Soteri-y’all-ogy: American Salvation in Recreational Lands”
5:00–5:30 PM
Catered Reception
Yale Environmental Humanities gratefuly acknowledges the financial support of The Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund and the Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration.
Admission:
Free