Serdecznie zapraszamy do udziału w webinarze „Environmental History Today Webinar Series” już 30 kwietnia 2026 r. (godz. 10.00-12.00, link do platformy Zoom).
Webinar podejmuje temat wpływ górnictwa i zanieczyszczeń na kulturę Górnego Śląska od XIX wieku do końca komunizmu oraz ich oddziaływania na krajobraz kulturowy (szczególnie rzeki oraz hałdy).
O spotkaniu:
During the panel, we will present the issues of two Polish-Czech research projects devoted to the environmental history of coal: „Mapping the Culture of Europe’s Last Coal Basin” (NCN&GACR) and „Images and Histories of Black Towns” (GACR&NCN). These are large-scale team projects aimed at developing a network of connections between two centuries of hard coal mining and the coal industry, and culture. One project resulted in the first environmental map of its kind, the other in a literary and visual anthology.
We will focus on discussing the environmental history of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, the impact of industry and pollution on culture, particularly from the late 19th century until the fall of communism. We will also explore how decarbonization and energy transition impact culture, and whether the shift away from coal is reflected in Polish-Czech culture. Two sites that will receive special attention are industrial waste dumps and rivers.
