Environmental History Seminar: History of biodiversity (20th century)

Date: Monday 11 Jun 2012 - 16:00

Place: tbc

The aims of this seminar are to help bring together British and French researchers working on the same topics or problematics, and to discuss recent research on environmental history. Therefore, the principle is to invite a French and a British colleague to each seminar, to present their own research and then discuss it.

"An Environmental History of Genes: Plant Breeding and Crop Biodiversity in France, 20th century"
Christophe Bonneuil, EHESS, Paris

"Plant Transfers, Bio-invasions, and Biodiversity: An African Historical Perspective"
William Beinart, University of Oxford