Here’s the mission statement for a new journal: We at Green Humanities believe in the power of the humanities–a book, a poem or a work of art for example—to influence public opinion and inspire engagement with ecological issues and causes. Green Humanities aims to place the humanities on the frontlines not only of cutting edge eco-criticism, but also of the environmental debates that will shape and determine our very world. We envision varied collaborations and juxtapositions of scholarship within the humanities as well as environmental sciences and related fields–all with the overarching goal of coaxing our global society toward a more sustainable future.

And the CFP for the first issue: http://greenhumanities.org/inaugural-call-for-papers-poems

In the lead up to the launch of Environmental Humanities in November 2012, the Editors invited members of the Editorial Board to respond to a short provocation. Timothy Morton and Cary Wolfe (both of Rice University) contributed this video response, well worth watching if you have 15 minutes to spare.

Apparently Edinburgh is launching a new ‘Environmental Humanities Network’ next week, details here. And I just came across this ‘Environmental Humanities:Trans-Atlantic Research Network’ blog. We’ll make sure to invite people who are involved with these initiatives to the event in September!