Fennell Forum: 'Energy and history' 'Energy and History' Image The forum, to be held in person and broadcast on Zoom, will bring together colleagues from the School with guests to discuss the history of energy transitions across economies, society, and culture. In the form of fossil fuels, energy is both the foundation of the rise of modern civilisation - and the ultimate source of most greenhouse gas emissions. Our commentators, all experts in different aspects of historical energy transitions, will reflect on their causes and consequences for the home, the workplace, and the nation, and how we might read these histories in our own era of a changing climate. They will engage in conversation and take questions from the audience both in attendance and online. The forum will be moderated by Professor Diana Paton, William Robertson Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh and will feature contributions by Professor Martin Chick; Fennell Early Career Fellow Dr Robert Suits; and Dr Marianna Dudley, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies at the University of Bristol. The Fennell Forum is an annual event made possible through the generosity of Simon Fennell, a history graduate of the University. Please register (free) at the Eventbrite link. Everyone welcome! Contributors Martin Chick is Professor of Economic History at the University of Edinburgh. He has written three books to date - 'Industrial Policy in Britain, 1945-51' (CUP, 1998); 'Electricity and Energy Policy in Britain, France and the United States since 1945'(Elgar 2007); and 'Changing Times: Economics and Policies in Britain since 1951' (OUP 2020). He is currently writing a book on the interaction of law and economics in the use of the seas. As part of his long-standing interest in energy policy, he has acted as an advisor to government in the UK and France, as well as spending a week touring China with the British Embassy discussing environmental policy with local industrialists, planners and economists. Robert Suits is the Fennell Early Career Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. His work explores the history of energy, climate, and capitalism in the United States. His first book project,' The Hobo: An Environmental History', explores the effects of climate disasters and energy transitions on American migrant workers. He is also the lead researcher on interdisciplinary digital history projects to quantify and understand historical American energy economies, with impacts in both academia and policy, and a new project to map historical energy infrastructure. Marianna Dudley is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Humanities at the University of Bristol. Her work explores the history of renewable energy in environmental, social and political context. She is currently writing a book on the history of British wind power, and has published articles on early Scottish wind turbine experiments in 'Environmental History' and 'Twentieth Century British History'. Diana Paton, William Robertson Professor of History and Head of History Subject Area. She is a historian of the Caribbean in global context. Dec 01 2023 17.00 - 18.30 Fennell Forum: 'Energy and history' The Fennell Forum will discuss the history of energy transitions across economies, society, and culture and how we might read these histories in our own era of a changing climate. This event will be hybrid. Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre 1, 11 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9LE Find the venue Tickets & links (free)
Fennell Forum: 'Energy and history' 'Energy and History' Image The forum, to be held in person and broadcast on Zoom, will bring together colleagues from the School with guests to discuss the history of energy transitions across economies, society, and culture. In the form of fossil fuels, energy is both the foundation of the rise of modern civilisation - and the ultimate source of most greenhouse gas emissions. Our commentators, all experts in different aspects of historical energy transitions, will reflect on their causes and consequences for the home, the workplace, and the nation, and how we might read these histories in our own era of a changing climate. They will engage in conversation and take questions from the audience both in attendance and online. The forum will be moderated by Professor Diana Paton, William Robertson Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh and will feature contributions by Professor Martin Chick; Fennell Early Career Fellow Dr Robert Suits; and Dr Marianna Dudley, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies at the University of Bristol. The Fennell Forum is an annual event made possible through the generosity of Simon Fennell, a history graduate of the University. Please register (free) at the Eventbrite link. Everyone welcome! Contributors Martin Chick is Professor of Economic History at the University of Edinburgh. He has written three books to date - 'Industrial Policy in Britain, 1945-51' (CUP, 1998); 'Electricity and Energy Policy in Britain, France and the United States since 1945'(Elgar 2007); and 'Changing Times: Economics and Policies in Britain since 1951' (OUP 2020). He is currently writing a book on the interaction of law and economics in the use of the seas. As part of his long-standing interest in energy policy, he has acted as an advisor to government in the UK and France, as well as spending a week touring China with the British Embassy discussing environmental policy with local industrialists, planners and economists. Robert Suits is the Fennell Early Career Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. His work explores the history of energy, climate, and capitalism in the United States. His first book project,' The Hobo: An Environmental History', explores the effects of climate disasters and energy transitions on American migrant workers. He is also the lead researcher on interdisciplinary digital history projects to quantify and understand historical American energy economies, with impacts in both academia and policy, and a new project to map historical energy infrastructure. Marianna Dudley is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Humanities at the University of Bristol. Her work explores the history of renewable energy in environmental, social and political context. She is currently writing a book on the history of British wind power, and has published articles on early Scottish wind turbine experiments in 'Environmental History' and 'Twentieth Century British History'. Diana Paton, William Robertson Professor of History and Head of History Subject Area. She is a historian of the Caribbean in global context. Dec 01 2023 17.00 - 18.30 Fennell Forum: 'Energy and history' The Fennell Forum will discuss the history of energy transitions across economies, society, and culture and how we might read these histories in our own era of a changing climate. This event will be hybrid. Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre 1, 11 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9LE Find the venue Tickets & links (free)
Dec 01 2023 17.00 - 18.30 Fennell Forum: 'Energy and history' The Fennell Forum will discuss the history of energy transitions across economies, society, and culture and how we might read these histories in our own era of a changing climate. This event will be hybrid.
