Dolly Jørgensen

Dolly Jørgensen is Professor of History at University of Stavanger, Norway and co-editor in Chief of Environmental Humanities.[1] She served as president of the European Society for Environmental History, 2013–2017.[2] Her research ranges from medieval to contemporary environmental issues, approached through environmental history, history of technology, and environmental humanities perspectives. Her primary areas of interest are human-animal relations, the urban environment, and environmental policymaking. Her research has been covered in media such as The New Yorker[3] and Bioscience.[4] She holds a PhD in History from University of Virginia (2008), a MA in history from University of Houston (2003), and a BA in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University (1994).

Dolly Jørgensen
NationalityAmerican, Swedish
Alma mater
OccupationHistorian
Known for
  • President of the European Society for Environmental History

Published works
  • Recovering Lost Species in the Modern Age: Histories of Longing and Belonging, MIT Press, 2020.
  • Silver Linings: Clouds in Art and Science, co-edited with Finn Arne Jørgensen, Museumsforlaget, 2020.
  • Visions of North in Premodern Europe, co-edited with Virginia Langum, Brepols, 2018.
  • New Natures: Joining Environmental History with Science and Technology Studies, co-edited with Finn Arne Jørgensen and Sara B. Pritchard, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013.
  • Northscapes: History, Technology, and the Making of Northern Environments, co-edited with Sverker Sörlin, University of British Columbia Press, 2013.

References
  1. "Environmental Humanities".
  2. "Home". eseh.org.
  3. Nijhuis, Michelle (March 2, 2017). "What Do You Call the Last of a Species". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. Lesley Evans Ogden (May 8, 2014). "Extinction Is Forever… Or Is It?". BioScience. Retrieved 2020-09-08.


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