Anthropocene History

We will establish a Center of Anthropocene History at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

The Center will be a long-term hub for a novel approach to modern and contemporary history, aiming to reform historical research and develop a new understanding of modern human and Earth history by using the notion of the Anthropocene as both object and mode of study. The Center will do fundamental and mission oriented research, both disciplinary and interdisciplinary.

It will teach and host advanced graduate and PhD students from KTH and other universities in Sweden and around the world.

It will communicate this new history widely and apply, through societal collaboration, a comprehensive inquiry into some of the central features that have shaped and continue to shape the conditions of our contemporary world.

We posit that this is among the most important work that historians can do in the current era – to advance knowledge and to contribute to solving pressing concerns.

Through our own faculty and staff and with the help of partner institutions and a set of visiting scholars and scientists, we intend to build a dynamic environment for continuous training and experience.

It will integrate an Anthropocene graduate school for PhD students and postdocs and an advanced Anthropocene History stream in our upcoming Environmental Humanities Master Program (expected to start in 2024).