The World History Center will host Julia Adeney Thomas (University of Norte Dame) on Friday, December 6 for a workshop "Humanists Working with Scientists: An Interdisciplinary or Multidisciplinary Anthropocene?" and talk “Frameworks for History’s Future: Climate Change and the Anthropocene.” RSVP HERE! These events are cosponsored by the Asian Studies Center, Climate and Global Change Center, and Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation.
Julia Adeney Thomas is professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. Her primary areas of research are the intellectual history of Japan, photography as a political practice, and the challenge of the Anthropocene concept to theories of history. If you would like to meet with Dr. Thomas or join her for a meal along with other Pitt colleagues, please write to whc@pitt.edu.
"Humanists Working with Scientists: An Interdisciplinary or Multidisciplinary Anthropocene?" Workshop. Friday, December 6. 10:30AM-12:00PM. 214 Space Research Coordination Center (SRCC). Read the description here.
“Frameworks for History’s Future: Climate Change and the Anthropocene” Talk. Friday, December 6. 2:00PM-3:30PM. 4130 Posvar Hall. Read the description here.
RSVP using the link for either or both events: https://forms.gle/RYDxgXr4vEva3YFq7 ! RSVPs are not required but are appreciated.