Thom van Dooren is featured in this report, which explores the key milestones of his intellectual trajectory and his contribution to understanding the biodiversity crisis through the lens of the environmental humanities. Through his work on species extinction and the cultural meanings associated with the loss of nonhuman life, van Dooren has placed ethics, narrative, and philosophical reflection at the center of the contemporary ecological debate. The video highlights how his research broadens the scientific perspective on the environmental crisis by incorporating social, historical, and cultural dimensions, and underscores the role of the humanities in fostering a more conscious and responsible relationship between humanity and the natural world.
Thom van Dooren receives the award for what the committee describes as his “central role” in “understanding and addressing species ext
Thom van Dooren is featured in this report, which explores the key milestones of his intellectual trajectory and his contribution to understanding the biodiversity crisis through the lens of the environmental humanities. Through his work on species extinction and the cultural meanings associated with the loss of nonhuman life, van Dooren has placed ethics, narrative, and philosophical reflection at the center of the contemporary ecological debate. The video highlights how his research broadens the scientific perspective on the environmental crisis by incorporating social, historical, and cultural dimensions, and underscores the role of the humanities in fostering a more conscious and responsible relationship between humanity and the natural world.
Thom van Dooren receives the award for what the committee describes as his “central role” in “understanding and addressing species extinction.” The work of the Sydney University professor has, it says, made fundamental contributions in conveying the “value and significance of biodiversity,” and “providing an ethical and philosophical reframing of humanity’s relationship with nature.”
