Environmental Humanities Research and Teaching
The Oslo School of Environmental Humanities (OSEH) is an initiative to strengthen research, teaching and collaboration in the field of the environmental humanities, and to contribute to public and scholarly debates about the current climatic and environmental crisis. We are committed to strengthening critical approaches for researching and teaching about past, present, and future environments. We share a passion for multidisciplinary explorations and collaborative approaches that are inclusive of diverse perspectives. Our aim is to respond creatively to the enormous environmental and social challenges of our times. OSEH provides space for critical reflection and engagement with the aim of seeding, cultivating, and growing the environmental contribution of the humanities and interdisciplinary scholarship. We welcome everyone with an interest in environmental issues - within and beyond academia - to join our lively community!
Apply for Honours Certificate
Master students at the University of Oslo are eligible to apply for the Honours Certificate in Environmental Humanities and Sciences (EHS). The certificate runs in parallel with your main Master programme, over two years.
Research
Research and teaching at OSEH cover a wide span of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. We believe that the current environmental crisis calls for deep cultural and social transformations. We need to better understand the values, ideas, ethics, and ways of life that have led to the present condition in order to reach a radical change. These are domains where humanists and social scientists have much expertise.
Studies
The Oslo School of Environmental Humanities (OSEH) experiments with new forms of teaching in the Anthropocene. We encourage our students to look beyond traditional academic confines and to acquire an interdisciplinary education that is appreciated by employers both inside and outside academia.
Events
News
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Changing landscapes: Beef exports from Botswana to Norway affect nature in both countries
Preferential trade agreements enable Norway to import large quantities of meat from Africa. This may undermine climate change mitigation in the agricultural sector.
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Oslo School of Environmental Humanities: Annual Review 2023
In 2023, OSEH continued its work to strengthen interdisciplinary research, teaching and discussions on climate change and the environment. 2023 also marked the final year of OSEH's original funding period.
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Research and Education initiatives at the Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities promotes five research and education initiatives between 2019 and 2023. The goal is to contribute to solutions for the societal challenges of our day.