Nature and the Environment

Nature and the Environment is a themed lectures series featuring presentations exploring nature and the environment.

Researchers can find a variety of primary and secondary sources for environmental studies through approximately 1900 in North America. See Finding Materials for Environmental Studies a starting point for your research.

Year Leaders / Presenters Title Video
2026 Jessica M. Lepler The Epic 1820s Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific
2024 Whitney Barlow Robles Curious Species: How Animals Made Natural History Yes
2024 Renée Bergland Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science Yes
2023 Lawrence Buell , Megan Marshall Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently Yes
2023 Camille T. Dungy Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden Yes
2023 Leila Philip Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America Yes
2023 Abby Goode Agrotopias: An American Literary History of Sustainability Yes
2022 Brece Honeycutt ‘A Bird to overhear--’ Yes
2022 Phoebe S.K. Young Campers, Veterans, Tramps, and More: Tracking the Hidden Origins of a National Outdoor Pastime in the 19th Century Yes
2022 Juliana Chow , Gillian Osborne New Readings in 19th-Century American Natural History Yes