Susanne Ferwerda
susanneferwerda.bsky.social
Susanne Ferwerda
@susanneferwerda.bsky.social
Assistant Prof Comp Lit, Utrecht University. Researching anti-colonial oceanic imaginaries and the blue/environmental humanities. Dutch, queer & feminist. She/they.
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🌱 Fully funded PhD scholarship in Environmental Humanities at Ghent University!

A unique opportunity to collaborate with Marco Caracciolo, Elly McCausland, and me on innovative research connecting literature, culture, and ecology.
PhD Scholarship in Environmental Humanities at Ghent University
Discover a PhD Scholarship in Environmental Humanities on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other PhD opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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#CFP: "Join the Orca Uprising! – Nonhuman Resistance and Multispecies (In)Justice – 11th Biennial EASLCE Conference" (Utrecht University, Netherlands, 14–17 April, 2026).

Deadline for abstracts: September 15th, 2025

More info: www.easlce.eu/join-the-orc...
Join The Orca Uprising! – Nonhuman Resistance And Multispecies (In)Justice - 11th Biennial EASLCE Conference – EASLCE
“Join the Orca Uprising!” – Nonhuman Resistance and Multispecies (In)Justice
www.easlce.eu
May 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
One more week to get your abstracts in for EASLCE 2026 and join the orca uprising!
Would love to see many of you here in Utrecht in April next year.
#envhum
Call for Papers | 11th Biennial EASLCE Conference
“Join the Orca Uprising!”Nonhuman Resistance andMultispecies (In)Justice 11th Biennial EASLCE ConferenceUtrecht University, Netherlands14–17 April, 2026 In Silent Spring, Rachel Carson describes the d...
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September 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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I’m doing a book club about Festival with the wonderful @yentlvanstokkum.bsky.social . We want you to be there, even if you don’t speak Dutch, so if you sign up I’ll send you an e-book of the English as well. ♥️

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Ticket Utrechts leesclubfestival: Mia You – ‘Festival’
Das Mag x De Utrechtse Boekenbar presenteren: Het Utrechtse Leesclubfestival op vrijdag 27 juni! Een leesclub over Festival met auteur Mia You & gespreksleider Yentl van Stokkum. Ticket: inclusief...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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#envhum folks!

The 'Environmental Humanities' journal (Duke University Press) is currently looking for TWO (!!) new co-editors from January 2026 onwards!

Deadline: 31 March 2025

More information ⤵

environmentalhumanities.org
Environmental Humanities – A journal published by Duke University Press
environmentalhumanities.org
February 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Are you an #envhum scholar looking to make a difference for the field?
Become a co-editor of the journal Environmental Humanities!
We need a new set of 2 co-editors to replace Franklin & I from Jan 2026. See the call here:
environmentalhumanities.org

Contact us if you have any questions.
Environmental Humanities – A journal published by Duke University Press
environmentalhumanities.org
February 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Come on June 29 to AGAINST EXTINCTION: A symposium/festival/proposition that explores how art can fight against various forms of extinction, whether it is the disappearance of a species, an ecosystem, a language, or cultural heritage! #envhum #bluehum
www.uu.nl/en/events/ag...
AGAINST EXTINCTION: A symposium, festival, and proposition
On June 29, AGAINST EXTINCTION: A symposium, festival, and proposition will take place. This event explores how art can fight against various forms of extinction.
www.uu.nl
June 7, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Yes! Come do your PhD in Utrecht with my colleague Dr Susanne Knittel on the Images or Poetics of EcoViolence. #envhum #bluehumanities #ERC
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
2 PhD Positions in Literary and Cultural Studies: Ecologies of Violence
Interested in researching the cultural imaginary of environmental violence in a vibrant interdisciplinary team? Join the team as a PhD candidate!
www.uu.nl
May 2, 2024 at 5:17 PM
A call opened for Critical Pathways Autumn Fellowship @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social. There are four two week fellowships in Nov/Dec 2024 available, expenses funded, with the very vibrant Critical Pathways community!
www.uu.nl/en/research/... #envhum
Call for Applications: Critical Pathways Autumn Fellowship 2024
Applications for the Critical Pathways Autumn Fellowship 2024 now open.
www.uu.nl
April 23, 2024 at 9:28 AM
My article "Blue Humanities and the Color of Colonialism" is out now in Environmental Humanities! 💙🌊 #envhum read.dukeupress.edu/environmenta...
April 3, 2024 at 3:35 AM
(Likely permanent) job opening at UvA in Black, Indigenous and Critical Race Studies! Also looks good for those working in #envhum along these axes. vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Assi...
Assistant Professor in Black, Indigenous and Critical Race Studies in Arts and Culture
Assistant Professor in Black, Indigenous and Critical Race Studies in Arts and Culture
vacatures.uva.nl
February 27, 2024 at 10:42 AM
CfA for funded artist residency for 6-12 months in Amsterdam, at IAS. Includes themes of sustainability and climate change.

ias.uva.nl/get-involved...
IAS for artists - Institute for Advanced Study IAS
At the IAS we see our role as breeding ground for experimentation and exchange across the continuum of artistic and scientific exploration. We believe that curiosity, imagination, and continuous quest...
ias.uva.nl
January 4, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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JOBS! My good friend Kjetil Fallan at University of Oslo has advertised a postdoc and PhD position on his new project "Designing with/out Extractive Materials". A great opportunity for envhist, histtech, design history scholars, etc. Direct links to job ads below.
Designing with/out Extractive Materials
How does design regulate the consumption of non-renewable materials?
www.hf.uio.no
December 13, 2023 at 2:49 PM
Looking forward to today's lecture by Eben Kirksey on "Chemopower and chemosociality" at the Network for Environmental Humanities at Utrecht University. Join us at 15.30 if you're around! www.uu.nl/en/events/en...
Environmental Humanities lecture by Eben Kirksey: Chemopower and Chemosociality
Environmental Humanities welcomes you to join the lecture ‘Chemopower and Chemosociality’ by Associate Professor of Anthropology Eben Kirksey on 14 September.
www.uu.nl
September 14, 2023 at 12:06 PM
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Postdoc on “Environmental STS” at the Technical University of Munich (5 years!) #EnvHum

www.mcts.tum.de/en/post-doct...
Post-doctoral researcher (TV-L E13, 100%, 5 years, fixed term) on the Topic “Environmental STS” ...
Job description: Perform STS research on the global environmental risks (climate change, biodiversity, chemicals, negative emissions technologies) including novel forms of knowledge-making (such as da...
www.mcts.tum.de
September 1, 2023 at 3:05 PM