Dolly Jørgensen is Professor of History at

University of Stavanger The University of Stavanger ( Norwegian: '','' UiS) is a public research university located in Stavanger, Norway. It was established in 2005 when the Stavanger University College received university status. The university is organised in six f ...

, Norway and co-editor in Chief of ''Environmental Humanities''. She served as president of the European Society for Environmental History, 2013–2017. Her research ranges from medieval to contemporary environmental issues, approached through

environmental history Environmental history is the study of Human impact on the environment, human interaction with the natural world over time, emphasising the active role nature plays in influencing human affairs and vice versa. Environmental history first emerged ...

history of technology The history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques by humans. Technology includes methods ranging from simple stone tools to the complex genetic engineering and information technology that has emerged since the 19 ...

, and

environmental humanities The environmental humanities (also ecological humanities) is an interdisciplinary area of research, drawing on the many environmental sub-disciplines that have emerged in the humanities over the past several decades, in particular environmental li ...

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'' and ''Bioscience''. She holds a

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in History from

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(2008), a MA in history from

University of Houston The University of Houston (; ) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in ...

(2003), and a BA in Civil Engineering from

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(1994).

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

External links

Dolly Jørgensen's employee page, University of Stavanger

Dolly Jørgensen's web page
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