[Sfts-students] Fwd: PhD studentship: Spaceship Earth: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Cold War Ecology

[Sherryl]

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From: Peter Sands <litsci-l at duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 08:31
Subject: PhD studentship: Spaceship Earth: Interdisciplinary Approaches to
Cold War Ecology
To: <LITSCI-L at duke.edu>


Hello everyone,

I'm writing to let you know about a funded PhD studentship at the
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at the University of York,
UK. The project is entitled 'Spaceship Earth: Interdisciplinary Approaches
to Cold War Ecology,'
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/spaceship-earth-interdisciplinary-approaches-to-cold-war-ecology/?p167073__;!!OToaGQ!rszZ98Wr4zmh6AiPIKnbgNNjNqZv-vdaA7tQu_wtr4uNhtG0zfyyn4F9InJRgCV7JIlTuRRYktfP8bq1rygt4llDAA$>
 and will be co-supervised by Erica Sheen, Shane Hamilton and Peter
Sands. The project will be housed in the Department of English and Related
Literature.

Please get in touch with any of the supervisors to discuss applications; we
hope to receive proposals for projects that take up specific lines of
enquiry within the broad remit of the advertised description (pasted below).
 *The deadline for applications is 8 January 2024. *

all best wishes,

Pete


How has the image of ‘Spaceship Earth’ guided perceptions of biodiversity
and resilience since the mid-twentieth century? Despite important work on
the concept of biodiversity from 1850 to World War 2, our understanding of
ecological resilience has been limited by approaches to the Cold War as a
scenario of nuclear disaster. In the 1960s, however, as the Space Race
gathered momentum, Spaceship Earth offered environmentalists like Barbara
Ward and Buckminster Fuller a positive vision of a world order in which
technology joined forces with a global market to produce ecological
sustainability.   In cultural and scientific fields, this innovative
thinking made biodiversity visible in exciting and unprecedented ways, such
as satellite and radio tracking, experimental photography and film;  but it
also imagined approaches to economics which radically prioritised
international cooperation over competition.

This studentship focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to Cold War
ecology in order to advance our understanding of its historical role in the
culture and economics of contemporary environmentalism.  You will be based
in the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (LCAB)
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.findaphd.com/common/clickCount.aspx?theid=167073&type=184&DID=5075&url=https*3a*2f*2fwww.york.ac.uk*2fanthropocene-biodiversity*2f__;JSUlJSU!!OToaGQ!rszZ98Wr4zmh6AiPIKnbgNNjNqZv-vdaA7tQu_wtr4uNhtG0zfyyn4F9InJRgCV7JIlTuRRYktfP8bq1ryhgZSb2wg$>
at
the University of York
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.findaphd.com/common/clickCount.aspx?theid=167073&type=184&DID=5075&url=https*3a*2f*2fwww.york.ac.uk*2f__;JSUlJQ!!OToaGQ!rszZ98Wr4zmh6AiPIKnbgNNjNqZv-vdaA7tQu_wtr4uNhtG0zfyyn4F9InJRgCV7JIlTuRRYktfP8bq1rygzurvN8Q$>,
supervised by Erica Sheen, Shane Hamilton and Peter Sands.   You will have
a Masters degree in any area of the Humanities or Social Sciences and a
demonstrable interest in cold war and environmental studies.
Interdisciplinary experience in relevant areas of literary, visual,
historical, cultural and economic research is critical.  You will have
excellent communication skills and a commitment to develop
interdisciplinary collaborations.

LCAB provides opportunities to interact with students and researchers
across departments and institutions, and will offer additional training as
required.

Several studentships are available with LCAB - take a look at our others,
including the option to submit your own research proposal
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.findaphd.com/common/clickCount.aspx?theid=167073&type=184&DID=5075&url=https*3a*2f*2fwww.york.ac.uk*2fprofessorial-jobs*2flcab*2f__;JSUlJSUl!!OToaGQ!rszZ98Wr4zmh6AiPIKnbgNNjNqZv-vdaA7tQu_wtr4uNhtG0zfyyn4F9InJRgCV7JIlTuRRYktfP8bq1ryiD97KguA$>
under
the theme of Biodiversity Gains and Resilience.

-- 
*Dr Peter Sands*
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Anthropocene Change
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity and Department of English
and Related Literature
peter.sands at york.ac.uk

Publications:
"Thanks a lot, big brain": Satirical Misanthropy in Kurt Vonnegut's
*Galápagos*
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-24872-6_18__;!!OToaGQ!rszZ98Wr4zmh6AiPIKnbgNNjNqZv-vdaA7tQu_wtr4uNhtG0zfyyn4F9InJRgCV7JIlTuRRYktfP8bq1ryiJHqPnRA$>
J.G. Ballard's Fossil Imaginaries: Apocalypse, Deep Time, and Deathly Life
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.routledge.com/Animal-Remains/Bezan-McKay/p/book/9780367655129__;!!OToaGQ!rszZ98Wr4zmh6AiPIKnbgNNjNqZv-vdaA7tQu_wtr4uNhtG0zfyyn4F9InJRgCV7JIlTuRRYktfP8bq1ryhp32TXEg$>



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Sherryl Vint (she/her)
Professor, UC Riverside
Editor, *Science Fiction Studies *
Editor, Palgrave *Science and Popular Culture *series

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