We are a literary research project at the @UniBern, funded by the @snsf_ch 🌊

Berne, Switzerland
Joined March 2021
Our dear colleague, Ursula Kluwick, is soon starting as professor at the University of Bremen, and is looking for a postdoctoral candidate! If you have a PhD in English literature and an interest in Environmental and/or Blue Humanities, please do apply! Links in comments below!
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We are so excited to have Rachel @murrayrachel89 in Bern and to hear her talk on rockpools later today! 🐚🦀🌊
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We are so exciting to be welcoming Dr Rachel Murray @murrayrachel89 to Bern in a few weeks! To anyone in the area, please feel free to come listen – otherwise, we will upload a recording shortly after on our website 🌊🌊🌊
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Haunting Ecologies is out in the world! Our senior researcher Ursula Kluwick’s new book on the agential capacities of various forms of water in Victorian literature! 🌊💧🚿🧊🌫️
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Find the book for sale here at the University of Virginia Press: upress.virginia.edu/title/59…
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Last week, we held an honorary symposium for PI of our project, Virginia Richter, as she will soon transition into her new role as rector of the @unibern! We also took the opportunity to present some of our work from the last four years 🌊 #envhum #bluehum
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We also had the immense pleasure of having Professor John Brannigan from @ucddublin as our keynote speaker, here presenting his lecture on “Archipelagic Orientations”
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And finally, Virginia Richter gave her “swan song” lecture which reflected on geopolitical borders and the significance of beaches as spaces that counter and complicate borders
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In April we had the great joy of hosting Dr @JoanPassey at the University of Bern where she gave a fabulous lecture on “Queer Ecologies of the Coastline”. Equally brilliant and entertaining, her lecture is now on our website for everyone to enjoy! Listen via the link below! 🌊
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Yesterday, senior researcher of the beach project, Ursula Kluwick, presented at the #EurOCEAN2023 conference on how literature and #bluehumanities provides important insights on how we can "know" the ocean 🌊 Watch her brilliant talk in the link below! youtube.com/live/VrHT6uM8vJo…
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The Beach in the Long Twentieth Century retweeted
At #EurOCEAN2023 conference, Ursula Kluwick and Daniel Rey are showcasing the role of literature and visual arts have on blue literacy. After, a panel discussion with artists, youth representatives and architects will take place. Watch live youtube.com/watch?v=PoegspGY…
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The Beach in the Long Twentieth Century retweeted
Today at #EurOCEAN2023, I have had the opportunity to listen an amazing talk by Ursula Kluwick (@unibern). What amazing journey about literature 📚& the ocean 🌊: Blue Humanities. Definitely my next topic to explore. @readingthebeach #literature #ocean #science #bluehumanities
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Sounds very exciting!
This week in #oceanhist - workshop “Exploring an Urban Blue Humanities” @ University of Bristol’s Centre for Environmental Humanities, 12 -13 October. Schedule & zoom link here: networks.h-net.org/group/ann…
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The Beach in the Long Twentieth Century retweeted
A feather on the beach in the anthropocene. After a westerly gale this beach becomes filled with rubbish. The scale of it is overwhelming. So I take a bag and fill it with bruck. I will do the same tomorrow. I see friends and neighbours doing the same #Shetland #2minutebeachclean
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The Beach in the Long Twentieth Century retweeted
Nice to see that Routledge has given my forthcoming *Introduction to the Blue Humanities* book its own webpage! Coming in July!
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