We're pleased to note that Björn Billing's recent article in 'Environment and History', "Visualising Icebergs: Early Modern Depictions, ca 1570–1770", is now available #openaccess: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpe... @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist #icebergs
We've added a post to our blog, by Pedro Pablo Achondo Moya, reflecting on 'What Can a Small Herb Do? Huacatay and the Quiet Redesign of a Chilean Hospital'; online here: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/04/22/h... #envhist #plantstudies @plantperspectives.bsky.social
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We've published a new article in 'Plant Perspectives', by Pedro Pablo Achondo Moya on 'The Power of a Small Herb: The Case of Huacatay in the Community Garden of the Limache Hospital'; #openaccess here: www.doi.org/10.3197/whpp... @plantperspectives.bsky.social #envhum #plantstudies #chile
We've published a new item in 'Plant Perspectives', being Patricia Flanagan reviewing Prudence Gibson's book 'The Plant Thieves: Secrets of the Herbarium' (@newsouthpublishing.bsky.social), #openaccess here: www.doi.org/10.3197/WHPP... #envhum #plantstudies #herbaria @plantperspectives.bsky.social
We've published a new piece in 'Global Environment', in which Valerio Caruso interviews Steven High on 'Environmental History and Deindustrialisation Studies'; #openaccess here: doi.org/10.3828/whpg.... #envhist #deindustrialisation
We've published a new item in 'Plant Perspectives', being Patricia Flanagan reviewing Prudence Gibson's book 'The Plant Thieves: Secrets of the Herbarium' (@newsouthpublishing.bsky.social), #openaccess here: www.doi.org/10.3197/WHPP... #envhum #plantstudies #herbaria @plantperspectives.bsky.social
We're pleased to note that Björn Billing's recent article in 'Environment and History', "Visualising Icebergs: Early Modern Depictions, ca 1570–1770", is now available #openaccess: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpe... @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist #icebergs
We've posted a new book review online first in 'Nomadic Peoples', about Charis Enns and Brock Bersaglio's 'Settler Ecologies: The Enduring Nature of Settler Colonialism in Kenya' (@uoftpress.bsky.social); #openaccess here: doi.org/10.3828/whpn... #kenya #colonialism #settlers #nomadism
We've published the first article in Volume 9 (2026) of 'Worldwide Waste', by Marika Silvikko De Villafranca and Robbe Geysmans, "Lively Doings: Centring Waste in Nuclear Waste Management" – #openaccess here: www.doi.org/10.3197/whpw... #nuclearwaste #envhum
The latest issue of Environment and History (32.2) is out now! Subscribers can read here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/32... 🗃️ #envhist
We've posted a new book review online first in 'Nomadic Peoples', about Charis Enns and Brock Bersaglio's 'Settler Ecologies: The Enduring Nature of Settler Colonialism in Kenya' (@uoftpress.bsky.social); #openaccess here: doi.org/10.3828/whpn... #kenya #colonialism #settlers #nomadism
We've co-published a new blog post with ICEHO; J. Palmblad responds to S. Sörlin’s ‘Staying Open – Shaping Environmental History in Sweden’, from 'Global Environment' Feb 2026: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/03/24/i... @iceho.bsky.social @palmblad.bsky.social @globalenvironment.bsky.social #envhist
We're delighted to make 'Worldwide Waste' #openaccess again in 2026 through consortial KOALA support combined with ongoing subscribtions. To cover costs and ensure an #openaccess future, though, we need a few more subscribers. If you value the journal's work, please ask your library to subscribe!
We've published the first article in Volume 9 (2026) of 'Worldwide Waste', by Marika Silvikko De Villafranca and Robbe Geysmans, "Lively Doings: Centring Waste in Nuclear Waste Management" – #openaccess here: www.doi.org/10.3197/whpw... #nuclearwaste #envhum
'Plant Perspecives' has published an #openaccess review of a recent book by Joela Jacobs, 'Animal, Vegetal, Marginal: The German Literary Grotesque from Panizza to Kafka', here: doi.org/10.3197/WHPP... #plantstudies #envhum @plantperspectives.bsky.social
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We've posted a new #openaccess article online first in 'Global Environment'; G. Leghissa on 'Resurrecting the Ancient Granary: The Influence of the Classics in Western Imagery of Mesopotamia (Fifteenth–Twentieth Centuries)'; here: doi.org/10.3828/whpg... @globalenvironment.bsky.social #envhist
We've co-published a new blog post with ICEHO; J. Palmblad responds to S. Sörlin’s ‘Staying Open – Shaping Environmental History in Sweden’, from 'Global Environment' Feb 2026: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/03/24/i... @iceho.bsky.social @palmblad.bsky.social @globalenvironment.bsky.social #envhist
We're excited to announce that the new editor of 'Plant Perspectives' is Joela Jacobs (University of Arizona). Read more about the news on our blog, here: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/03/17/p... #plantstudies #envhum @plantperspectives.bsky.social @uarizona.bsky.social
Stylised image of a ziggurat by a river with palm trees.
We've posted a new #openaccess article online first in 'Global Environment'; G. Leghissa on 'Resurrecting the Ancient Granary: The Influence of the Classics in Western Imagery of Mesopotamia (Fifteenth–Twentieth Centuries)'; here: doi.org/10.3828/whpg... @globalenvironment.bsky.social #envhist
Big news: issue 3.1 marks John C. Ryan’s last as editor for Plant Perspectives. Thank you to John for all your work establishing PP and a very warm welcome to Joela Jacobs (@joelalala.bsky.social) who takes over as editor 🌱
More in the blog: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/03/17/p...
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We're delighted to announce publication of 'Grasping Soil: A Syllabus and Essays for The Environmental Humanities' (E. Brownell, ed.) – exploring #soil as a vessel of human #history and point of view for inquiry. Available print or #openaccess here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... #envhum #envhist
Coincidentally, the book's author, Joela Jacobs, was announced yesterday as the incoming editor of 'Plant Perspectives'. We look forward to working with Joela in that role!
'Plant Perspecives' has published an #openaccess review of a recent book by Joela Jacobs, 'Animal, Vegetal, Marginal: The German Literary Grotesque from Panizza to Kafka', here: doi.org/10.3197/WHPP... #plantstudies #envhum @plantperspectives.bsky.social
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We've published a new #openaccess article ahead of print in 'Plant Perspectives', being Justin A. Dowdall on 'Pyrological Rhetorical Ecologies: Contested Discourse in the Redwood Forest'; online here: doi.org/10.3197/WHPP... #plantstudies #envhum #forests #sequoia @plantperspectives.bsky.social
We're pleased to see this positive review of 'Nordic Climate Histories' in @hnetreviews.bsky.social: www.h-net.org/reviews/show... The book is available in paperback and #openaccess here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... #envhist
We've added a blog post by R. Piotrowski on 'Crisis Materials & Local Resilience: Environmental Determinants of Building Practices in Nineteenth & Twentieth Century Rural #Poland', originally an 'Environment and History' Snapshot: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/03/10/c... @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist
Huge thanks to John Ryan for his vision and hard work in developing 'Plant Perspectives' till now. It's been a pleasure working with him; his impressive contribution has got the project off to a brilliant start. We look forward to seeing how the journal grows under Joela's stewardship!
We're excited to announce that the new editor of 'Plant Perspectives' is Joela Jacobs (University of Arizona). Read more about the news on our blog, here: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/03/17/p... #plantstudies #envhum @plantperspectives.bsky.social @uarizona.bsky.social
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We hope you enjoy the new issue! #plantstudies #envhum #openaccess #subscribetoopen
To keep publishing ‘Plant Perspectives’ #openaccess with no author fees, we need enough subscriptions to cover production costs; we’re not there yet. If you enjoy this journal, please help by encouraging your institution to subscribe, or in any other way: www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/CallsForP...