No 80

Anthropocene Formations: Process Landscapes of Petromodernity

• Benjamin Steininger
• Alexander Klose
• Dept. I

The satellite image above shows the Port of Rotterdam, the biggest harbor in Europe. At Maasvlakte 2, an artificial island just off the coastline, the world’s largest tankers are able to dock. ...

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No 79

A Vital Force? Exploring Agricultural Uses of Alchemy in Early Modern Europe, ca. 1550-1730

• Justin Niermeier-Dohoney
• Dept. III

According to the authors of early modern agrarian manuals, agriculture was in crisis. Soils had become depleted, crops grew smaller and fewer in number, and the growing seasons were shorter and...

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