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Today I have had an article writing day devoted to my article "Prolegomena to lifeworld-oriented studies of contested climate pasts and futures", which is aimed for a special issue of Journal of Cognitive Historiography about "Cognition and Evolution in Historical and Social Research", with some 900 words added to the manuscript. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 44,5, including 27 article writing days.

To chair panel on deep time during Wonderful World festival

I´ve agreed to chair the panel event "Å begripe dyp tid" (Comprehending deep time) during Wonderful World - Den nordiske festivalen for filosofi & vitenskap (taking place in Stavanger May 27-30th), with the panel featuring Bjørn Lindberg, Helge Jordheim and Dagmar Hagen. The event takes place Thursday May 28th at 8 pm.

Climate pasts and futures paper presented at Lund University conference on cognition and evolution

Today I have presented my paper «Prospective Studies of Contested Climate Pasts and Futures» online at the conference "Cognition and Evolution in Historical and Social Research", which has been held at Lund University, Sweden, September 23-24th. My paper was part of session 5, «Contemporary society».

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Climate pasts and futures paper scheduled for presentation at "Cognition and Evolution in Historical and Social Research" conference September 24th

Abstract for Lund conference: "Prospective studies of contested climate pasts and futures"

Climate pasts and futures paper scheduled for presentation at "Cognition and Evolution in Historical and Social Research" conference September 24th

My paper «Prospective Studies of Contested Climate Pasts and Futures» has been scheduled for oral presentation at the conference "Cognition and Evolution in Historical and Social Research", which takes place at Lund University, Sweden, September 23-24th, on Wednesday September 24th at 11.55–12.15, as part of session 5, «Contemporary society». The presentation will be given digitally.

Abstract for Lund conference: "Prospective studies of contested climate pasts and futures"

I have just composed the abstract below for the organisers of the upcoming conference "Cognition and Evolution in Historical and Social Research", which is to be held September 23–24, at Lund University, Sweden (I have been invited to contribute). 

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Prospective studies of contested climate pasts and futures  

While most researchers in relevant fields of study may agree that the current scale of human impact on current ecology is massive and unprecedented, there is no agreement on the time frame for the Anthropocene. Like the epoch itself, the current conceptualisation of the Anthropocene remains a work in progress. We are currently situated in the middle of an ongoing climate crisis. On this background, it may come as no surprise that both how we should understand recent modern history, and how we should understand possible climate futures, is contested. In this presentation I will outline how biosemiotics and Umwelt theory can contribute to prospective studies of past and future lifeworlds. I will then proceed to discuss how climate futures may be construed by way of a few examples. The presentation will draw on my articles «The study of past Umwelten» (Discipline Filosophische, 2023) and «What can be known about future Umwelten?» (The American Journal of Semiotics, 2019) as well as my forthcoming book Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement (Bloomsbury Academic). In relation to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), I will touch upon the influence ideas about CCS have had on envisioned climate futures over the last 30 years or so. Disturbingly, there is no consensus among researchers or regulators on the relevant time scales for CO2 storages. Short retention times for CO2 in CO2 storages (<10,000 years) may delay rather than solve the problem of climate change, in effect exposing future generations to the risk of anthropogenic climate change caused in our time. Lastly, I will look into the challenges of long-term waste management in the contexts of radioactive waste and CO2 storage, respectively, including the challenge of communicating across multiple generations.  

Short bio: Morten Tønnessen (born 1976) is a professor of philosophy at University of Stavanger, Norway. Academic (b)log: https://utopianrealism.blogspot.com 

Wengrow´s UIS Steffens lecture attended

Today I have attended the inaugural Henrik Steffens Lecture, the beginning of a new annual lecture series at the University of Stavanger, namely David Wengrow´s talk "A new history of humanity and the roots of inequality", the Henrik Steffens Lecture 2023, along with a few hundred others.

Google scholar: 902 citations; updated Google scholar history

According to my Google Scholar profile, my research has now attracted a total of 902 citations (+16 since March 15th). This includes 45 citations to date in 2023 (+14 since March 15h). My i10-index remains 34 and my h-index 17.

Updated Google Scholar history (cf. my December 2022 post):  

My first Google Scholar citation occurred in 2002.

By April 2013 I had 38 citations, and a verified Google Scholar profile.  

I passed 100 citations in the winter of 2016.  

I passed 200 citations in the summer of 2017.  

I passed 300 citations in the summer of 2018.  

I passed 400 citations in the autumn of 2019.  

I passed 500 citations in the spring of 2021.  

I passed 600 citations in the autumn of 2021.  

I passed 700 citations in the winter of 2022.  

I passed 800 citations in the autumn of 2022.

I passed 900 citations in the spring of 2023.

Google Scholar: 865 citations; 250 more registered in 2022; updated Google scholar history

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile) my research has to date attracted 865 citations (+15 since November 23rd). My h-index remains 18 and my i10-index 33. 128 of the citations are from 2022 (+13 since November 23rd).

My best years to date are: 

2021 (184)

2022 (128)

2016 (93)

2020 (85)

2018 (81)

124 texts are listed as associated with my profile. This compares to 100 texts listed as of December 26th 2021. At that point, 2021 was registered with 110 citations, and I had 615 citations overall. Since then, 250 more citations of my work has been registered, including 74 more in 2021.

Updated Google Scholar history (cf. my February 2021 post):

My first Google Scholar citation occurred in 2002.

By April 2013 I had 38 citations, and a verified Google Scholar profile.

I passed 100 citations in the winter of 2016.

I passed 200 citations in the summer of 2017.

I passed 300 citations in the summer of 2018.

I passed 400 citations in the autumn of 2019.

I passed 500 citations in Spring 2021.

I passed 600 citations in the autumn of 2021.

I passed 700 citations in the winter of 2022.

I passed 800 citations in the autumn of 2022.

Google Scholars: 700 citations; history

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile) my research has now attracted 700 citations (+3 since February 19th), including 173 citations in 2021 (+1) and 10 citations in 2022 (+1). My i10-index remains 27 and my h-index 15.

Some history: 

My first Google Scholar citation occurred in 2002.

By April 2013 I had 38 citations, and a verified Google Scholar profile.

I passed 100 citations in the winter of 2016.

I passed 200 citations in the summer of 2017.

I passed 300 citations in the summer of 2018.

I passed 400 citations in the autumn of 2019.

I passed 500 citations in Spring 2021.

I passed 600 citations in the autumn of 2021.

And now in the winter of 2022 I passed 700 citations.

2 meetings and a workshop

Today I have attended a brief coordination meeting, the first day of the UIS Lederforum, this time focused on environmental issues, and parts of the first day of the international research workshop "Animal (pre)history, agency and legacy", held digitally from University of Bielefeld, Germany.

To present at workshop on the historicity of animals in May

I have agreed to present at a digital workshop titled "Animal (Pre-)History, Agency and Legacy" which is to be held "at" University of Bielefeld, Germany, May 10-12th. There might be a physical follow-up later on in the autumn.

To be co-supervisor on progress-themed ph.d. project at Department of Cultural Studies and Languages (IKS)

About a week ago I was informed that the ph.d. project "Progress and political action in an age of environmental crisis" has been allocated a ph.d. position by the Dean of University of Stavanger´s Faculty of Arts and Education. Tyson Ashley Retz will be main supervisor, with me as co-supervisor. The ph.d. scholar will be employed at Department of Cultural Studies and Languages (IKS). A call for applications will appear in late 2020, with start date August 1st 2021.

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Moving preparations: Yesterday I packed 24 kg of semiotics. 2.400 years of semiotic history did not fit in the box.

Wolves and sheep article - proof queries

I have just responded to proof queries in the third round of editing of my article "Historicizing the Cultural Semiotics of Wolf and Sheep", forthcoming in Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies.

New title for wolf and sheep article for PJHS

Working on the second revision (or round of edits) of my article so far entitled "A brief history of the cultural semiotic of wolves and sheep", to be published in Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies in December in their special issue on “Emotions, Humans and Animals”, I have accepted, upon suggestion from the editors, to change the title of the article to "Historicizing the Cultural Semiotics of Wolf and Sheep".

Abstract book for 16th gathering in biosemiotics now online - my two abstracts

The book of abstracts for the 16th gathering in biosemiotics, to be held in Prague July 4th to 8th, has been uploaded online. I am involved in two abstracts, "Fear not – socialization of captive wolves" (p. 34) along with Laura Kiiroja, and "A brief history of the cultural semiotic of wolves and sheep" (p. 56) as sole presenter.

Wolf and sheep paper planned for Special Issue of Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies

I have agreed to contribute to Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies (published by Indiana University Press) 1(2), a forthcoming special issue on “Emotions, Humans and Animals". Work title for my paper, which is due June 1st, is "A brief history of the cultural semiotic of wolves and sheep».

Letter to the editor addressing alleged islamisation of Europe, democracy, and freedom of speech

In this week's edition of the Norwegian daily newspaper Dag og Tid there is a letter to the editor written by me, entitled "Sanninga om framtida" [The truth about the future] (p. 26). The text is written in response to the terror acts in Oslo and at Utøya July 22nd, and addresses matters of democracy, freedom of speech, critical use of sources, and relating to future scenarios made by scholars from various professions (notably demographers and historians; in this exact case with regard to the alleged 'islamisation' of Europe, a claim which does not have solid scholarly support or foundation).

In the signature of the letter, I am presented as "philosopher and semiotician [plus blogger of the blog Utopisk Realisme]".

The unedited Norwegian text can be read in my Norwegian blog Utopisk Realisme.

Invitation to Sydney workshop on ethology

I have just read an email by Matthew Chrulew, a scholar (and writer) based in Sydney and partaking in the Australian Ecological humanities network. He is in the process of organizing a workshop entitled 'The history and philosophy of ethology', and invites me to participate, given that an application for funding proves successful. I would very much like to see this materialise.