https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2026-2027/L_AAMPALG031After successfully completing this course, the student will have acquired specialist knowledge in the Environmental Humanities;be able to actively employ (a selection of) the research methods used in the Environmental Humanities.be able to formulate a research question relating to the focus of the course, and to conduct the research in a critical, creative and inventive manner.be able to report on this research orally and in writing.The Environmental Humanities Seminars, which alternate yearly (Staying With the Trouble / Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet), draw on the broad theoretical/conceptual knowledge gained in the core course “Key Concepts in the Environmental Humanities” to zoom in on a specific topic in the Environmental Humanities. The seminar is a specialist, research-based course based on recent or current work of a Faculty member. Students from both cohorts (1st and 2nd-years) explore a topic within the Environmental Humanities in depth, acquire the skill to work with specific research methods used in the context of this topic, and conduct an individual research project focusing on an aspect of this topic.seminarsPaper and oral presentation