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| European Association for the Study of Literature, Culture and Environment | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Association for the Study of Literature, Culture and Environment |
| Abbreviation | EASLCE |
| Formation | 1990s |
| Type | Learned society |
| Region | Europe |
European Association for the Study of Literature, Culture and Environment is a scholarly association focused on the intersections of literature, culture, and environmental studies, engaging researchers across Europe and beyond. The association connects scholars from institutions such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Sorbonne University, University of Bologna, and University of Barcelona while interacting with organizations like International Union for Conservation of Nature, UNESCO, European Commission, Royal Society and British Library.
Founded in the late 1990s amid rising interest in environmental humanities, the association's origins trace to conferences that brought together scholars from University of Edinburgh, Trinity College Dublin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Copenhagen, and University of Amsterdam. Early meetings featured speakers affiliated with University College London, King's College London, University of Glasgow, University of Leeds, and University of Manchester and were influenced by debates associated with the Rio Earth Summit, Kyoto Protocol, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, World Conservation Strategy, and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Over time the association established networks linking researchers from Goldsmiths, University of London, University of St Andrews, University of Exeter, University of Sheffield, and University of Warwick, and built relationships with journals and presses such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, and Manchester University Press.
The association promotes interdisciplinary scholarship by engaging members from University of Oslo, Leiden University, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Université Catholique de Louvain, and Stockholm University to study texts and cultural artefacts in relation to environmental change, climate crises, biodiversity loss, and sustainability debates tied to events like the COP conferences, Paris Agreement, Glasgow Climate Pact, Sustainable Development Goals, and Aarhus Convention. It advances pedagogy in programs at Yale University, Columbia University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Toronto by linking literary study with heritage institutions such as British Museum, Louvre, Vatican Museums, Museo Nacional del Prado, and Rijksmuseum. The association seeks to influence public discourse shaped by media outlets including BBC, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and El País through outreach and policy engagement with bodies like European Parliament, Council of Europe, Committee on the Rights of the Child, International Labour Organization, and World Health Organization.
Membership comprises academics and practitioners from universities including University of Zurich, University of Helsinki, Charles University, Masaryk University, and Jagiellonian University, alongside independent scholars and representatives from NGOs such as Greenpeace, WWF International, Friends of the Earth, BirdLife International, and ClientEarth. The association's governance typically involves elected officers drawn from faculties at University of Liverpool, Queen Mary University of London, University of Nottingham, University of Birmingham, and University of Southampton and advisors from research councils like European Research Council, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Austrian Science Fund, and Swiss National Science Foundation.
Annual conferences rotate among host institutions like Trinity College Dublin, University of Vienna, Université de Genève, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Universidade de Lisboa and often feature symposia, workshops, and panels scheduled alongside events such as the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Frankfurt Book Fair, Venice Biennale, Salone del Libro, and Hay Festival. The association partners with centres including Centre for Contemporary Literature, Institute of English Studies, Centre for Environmental Humanities, Centre for Rural Economy, and Institute for Advanced Studies to deliver thematic strands on topics linked to the Anthropocene Working Group, Environmental Justice Atlas, Planetary Boundaries framework, Ecological Modernization, and Deep Ecology debates.
The association supports edited collections and special issues published with Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Bloomsbury, and Palgrave Macmillan and collaborates on journals such as ISLE (Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment), Environmental Humanities, Journal of Ecohumanities, Green Letters, and Anthropos. Research initiatives have included projects situated at Max Planck Institute, British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and Horizon 2020 that intersect with archives at Bodleian Libraries, Bibliothèque nationale de France, National Library of Spain, Austrian National Library, and National Library of Poland.
Partnerships extend to academic networks and NGOs such as Global Environmental Change network, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, International Society for Environmental History, Society for Cultural Anthropology, and European Environmental Bureau, and to cultural institutions like National Gallery, Tate Modern, Teatro alla Scala, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and Centre Pompidou. The association works with funding bodies and initiatives including Wellcome Trust, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and European Cultural Foundation.
The association has influenced curricula at University of Edinburgh, Durham University, University of St Andrews, University of York, and University of Oxford and informed policy briefs cited by European Commission, European Environment Agency, Committee on the Environment, Council of the European Union, and United Nations Environment Programme; critics, however, have argued—drawing comparisons with debates in Postcolonial studies, Gender studies, Disability studies, Critical race theory, and Science and Technology Studies—that the association sometimes centers Western institutions such as Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, Stanford University, and Columbia University at the expense of Global South voices from University of Cape Town, University of the Andes, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Universidade de São Paulo. Debates also reference methodological disputes present in discussions around New Historicism, Ecocriticism, New Materialism, Actor–network theory, and Hermeneutics.
Category:Environmental humanities organizations