Dolly Jørgensen Explained

Dolly Jørgensen is Professor of History at University of Stavanger, Norway and co-editor in Chief of Environmental Humanities.^[1] She served as president of the European Society for Environmental History, 2013–2017.^[2] Her research ranges from medieval to contemporary environmental issues, approached through environmental history, history of technology, and environmental humanities 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^[3] and Bioscience.^[4] She holds a PhD in History from University of Virginia (2008), a MA in history from University of Houston (2003), and a BA in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University (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.

External links

• Dolly Jørgensen's employee page, University of Stavanger
• Dolly Jørgensen's web page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Environmental Humanities .
2. Web site: Home . eseh.org.
3. What Do You Call the Last of a Species. Michelle. Nijhuis. March 2, 2017. The New Yorker. 2020-09-08.
4. News: Extinction Is Forever… Or Is It?. Lesley Evans Ogden. May 8, 2014. BioScience. 2020-09-08.