Call for abstracts Workshop ‘The Environmental History of Mining in Southern Africa, 1870-2020’ – deadline 15 February 2026

Between the 25 and 27 August, the Boom to Dust project (funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the African Studies Centre Leiden) will be hosting a workshop at Mulungushi University near Kabwe, Zambia. For this workshop scholars are invited to present papers on themes relating to the environmental histories of mining and mineral resource extraction. In particular encouraged are historically grounded explorations of the relationship between mining and vegetation, mining and animals and mining and water landscapes.

Those wanting to attend the workshop should send a paper abstract (max 300 words) and a biographical statement (max 100 words) ultimately by 15 February 2026 via e-mail.

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