Penn Program in Environmental Humanities
PPEH fosters interdisciplinary environmental collaboration and scholarship at UPenn, in Philadelphia Our nature has never been natural. Who are we?
The history of sustainability has been the history of fragmentation: science and the humanities, their generation and our generation, abstraction and action. The Penn Program in Environmental Humanities seeks to shape the new normal by cultivating curiosity, exploring emotion, and igniting innovation. We are a collective of scholars, students, artists, scientists, and educators whose mission is to generate local and global awareness and engagement in the emergent area of the environmental humanities. We are storytellers, weaving the common roots of our natural heritage into an interdisciplinary narrative. We aim to be a bridge between islands, a thread among branches, a lab for reflection and action. Our story:
Born of students' desires for a more permanent place for environmental dialogue, the PPEH was founded in 2014 by the combined forces of Penn professor Bethany Wiggin and student Leah Davidson to create a fresh and unique forum for work on environmental issues. With start-up funding from the Green Campus Partnership to pay for research fellowships and growing rapidly ever since, PPEH fosters collaborations at Penn and other Philadelphia-based partners, in the Delaware and Schuylkill River Valleys, along the eastern seaboard and across the globe. You are invited to visit the Lab, design a Project, work as a Fellow, and co-author our Story by getting involved.
01/24/2025
Proud to be listed as the top minor and top EH program!
Stand Out To Ivy League Admissions Officers With These 3 Interdisciplinary Hooks In The Humanities Showcasing a unique passion in interdisciplinary humanities is a powerful way for top students to stand out in Ivy League college applications and their future endeavors.
11/02/2023
This year’s Stockholm Archipelago lecture will be given by philosopher Michelle Bastian, who will provide a counter-narrative to how we usually think about temporalities to arrive at better and more livable futures. Join us on 7 Dec for an insightful talk, discussion and mingle
⏰When: 7 Dec 16.30-18.30, and then mingle 18.30-19.30
📍Location: Lecture hall D3, Lindstedvägen 5, KTH
Register now to secure a spot!
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01/24/2023
Come join us at the Learning Planet Festival for an interactive workshop with 8 members of our My Climate Story project team!
Our friends at UNESCO's BRIDGES program will be there too. The Festival will be amazing, and you can register for FREE at the link in the comments. The workshop will be offered live this Friday, January 27th, at 2p eastern / 8p CET. It's a perfect activity for a Friday :)
You'll also have the chance to have your story feature on our growing tiktok channel :)
11/07/2022
Storytelling workshops give Philly communities a voice amid global and local climate change The project, run out of Penn, offers prompts in 15 languages.
10/20/2022
Join us for our next Working Wednesday session where Ecotopian Toolmakers will present research-in-progress talks about their ecotopian tools for the Delaware River watershed and participate in an open Q+A from 12:30-1:30pm eastern.
Ecotopian Toolkit Catalog and Living Archive Workshop and Working Wednesdays Presentation | Penn Program in Environmental Humanities This day-long workshop on Wednesday, October 26th, at Penn's campus will bring together our 2022 Ecotopian Toolmakers to collaborate on both a print and digital Catalog of Ecotopian Tools and contributions to the forthcoming living archive of past and present tools.
10/20/2022
'“Climate resilience cannot start unless we have a broadly educated community.” Two crucial steps for climate resilience are passing policies introducing climate literacy and investing in resources for a nationwide climate curriculum.'
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A Cookbook for Climate Resilience and Storytelling The Penn Program in Environmental Humanities is connecting climate change with lived experiences.
10/19/2022
Share! Apply! PPEH is hiring a Program Coordinator; you can find position and application details here: bit.ly/3D4zUpp
10/19/2022
Philly teens are learning to tell their climate change stories, and yours High schoolers from around the city are talking about hot classrooms, devastating storms, and the convergence of climate change and inequity.
10/19/2022
Today! Imagining Alternative Environments: A Products of our Environment Workshop with Jane Robbins Mize for Working Wednesdays. RSVP and join us! 12:30pm eastern
Imagining Alternative Environments: A Products of our Environment Workshop, Jane Robbins Mize for Working Wednesdays | Penn Program in Environmental Humanities A community garden in Manzanar internment camp. Photography by Ansel Adams, 1943. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
10/14/2022
My Climate Story had a banner two-day event series with our brilliant high school students, teachers, and PPEH community! We are delighted to share this piece and invite you to follow ongoing reporting!
Philly teens are learning to tell their climate change stories, and yours High schoolers from around the city are talking about hot classrooms, devastating storms, and the convergence of climate change and inequity.
10/03/2022
Join us! Working Wednesday with Dr. Isabel Lane presenting Products of Our Environment: Abolition and Nature in Prison. RSVP here:
Products of Our Environment: Abolition and Nature in Prison with Isabel Lane, Working Wednesdays | Penn Program in Environmental Humanities The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sing Sing Prison." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930.
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