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Climate history is an old field, but more recent experiences and understanding of climate change and the Anthropocene has transformed our conceptions of human-climate relationships. Dr. Sunil Amrith and Dr. Clark Alejandrino in this webinar explored how the study of history can no longer afford to view human-climate relationships as relatively remote or stable variable.
Sunil Amrith is the Renu and Anand Dhawan Professor of History, and current chair of the South Asian Studies Council at Yale University. His research focuses on the movements of people and the ecological processes that have connected South and Southeast Asia. Amrith's areas of particular interest include environmental history, the history of migration, and the history of public health. He is a 2017 MacArthur Fellow, and recipient of the 2016 Infosys Prize in Humanities.
Clark Alejandrino teaches at Trinity College. Clark finished a Ph.D. in East Asian Environmental History at Georgetown University. He specializes in the environmental history of China, especially its climate and animal history, covering the fifth to the twentieth century in his research. He is currently preparing a book manuscript on typhoons in the history of the South China coast and preparing to embark on a new project exploring the history of migratory birds in East Asia. At Trinity, he teaches courses on Chinese history, environmental history, world history, and Pacific history.
The event is organized by Duke’s Global Asia Initiative (GAI) in collaboration with the Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI). The event is also supported by iMEP (international Masters in Environmental Policy) and the ERC (Environmental Research Center) at DKU.
Climate history is an old field, but more recent experiences and understanding of climate change and the Anthropocene has transformed our conceptions of human-climate relationships. Dr. Sunil Amrith and Dr. Clark Alejandrino in this webinar explored how the study of history can no longer afford to view human-climate relationships as relatively remote or stable variable.
Sunil Amrith is the Renu and Anand Dhawan Professor of History, and current chair of the South Asian Studies Council at Yale University. His research focuses on the movements of people and the ecological processes that have connected South and Southeast Asia. Amrith's areas of particular interest include environmental history, the history of migration, and the history of public health. He is a 2017 MacArthur Fellow, and recipient of the 2016 Infosys Prize in Humanities.
Clark Alejandrino teaches at Trinity College. Clark finished a Ph.D. in East Asian Environmental History at Georgetown University. He specializes in the environmental history of China, especially its climate and animal history, covering the fifth to the twentieth century in his research. He is currently preparing a book manuscript on typhoons in the history of the South China coast and preparing to embark on a new project exploring the history of migratory birds in East Asia. At Trinity, he teaches courses on Chinese history, environmental history, world history, and Pacific history.
The event is organized by Duke’s Global Asia Initiative (GAI) in collaboration with the Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI). The event is also supported by iMEP (international Masters in Environmental Policy) and the ERC (Environmental Research Center) at DKU.
