Posted in Blog, Cologne News on Mar 03, 2026.
In her article "Advancing the Environmental Humanities: From Australia to Germany", Prof. Dr. Kate Rigby outlines how the creation of Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities (MESH) has been the culmination of a journey that she embarked on some twenty-five years ago as a founding member of Australia’s National Working Group in the Ecological Humanities.
MESH moves beyond traditional climate science by integrating history, philosophy, literature, and anthropology with the natural sciences. The hub focuses on three critical pillars: Decolonial cultural ecologies; Multi-species conviviality (human-animal relationships); and Disaster preparedness.
Read the full blog on the Australian Academy of the Humanities website. Published February 2026.
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