Dolly Jørgensen
Norwegian environmental historian
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Dolly Jørgensen is Professor of History at University of Stavanger, Norway and co-editor in Chief of Environmental Humanities.[1] She served as president of the European Society for Environmental History, 2013–2017.[2] Her research ranges from medieval to contemporary environmental issues, approached through environmental history, history of technology, and environmental humanities perspectives. Her primary areas of interest are human-animal relations, the urban environment, and environmental policymaking. Her research has been covered in media such as The New Yorker[3] and Bioscience.[4]
- President of the European Society for Environmental History
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She holds a PhD in History from University of Virginia (2008), a MA in history from University of Houston (2003), and a BA in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University (1994).[5] In 2025, she won the Gad Rausing Prize for Outstanding Humanities Research, awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.[6]
Selected works
Authored books
- Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums, University of Chicago Press, 2025.
- The Medieval Pig, Boydell Press, 2024
- Recovering Lost Species in the Modern Age: Histories of Longing and Belonging, MIT Press, 2020.
Edited works
- Sharing Spaces: Technology, Mediation, and Human-Animal Relationships, co-edited with Finn Arne Jørgensen, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2024
- Silver Linings: Clouds in Art and Science, co-edited with Finn Arne Jørgensen, Museumsforlaget, 2020.
- Visions of North in Premodern Europe, co-edited with Virginia Langum, Brepols, 2018.
- New Natures: Joining Environmental History with Science and Technology Studies, co-edited with Finn Arne Jørgensen and Sara B. Pritchard, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013.
- Northscapes: History, Technology, and the Making of Northern Environments, co-edited with Sverker Sörlin, University of British Columbia Press, 2013.
