Hugo Reinert

Hugo Reinert is an Associate Professor in Cultural History and Environmental Humanities at the University of Oslo’s Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (IKOS). His research intersects the Anthropocene, multispecies relations, and critical heritage studies, with a focus on Arctic environments, resource extraction, and biopolitics. He leads the Oslo Center for Environmental Humanities (OCEH) and has designed graduate courses on fieldwork, digital heritage, and experimental environmental research methods.

• Current projects: Heritage and the Anthropocene working group
• Completed projects: "Dávggas" (Sami reindeer herding), "EuMon" (biodiversity monitoring)

His work examines sacrifice zones, geological agency, and the politics of extinction through ethnographic fieldwork in Norway’s Arctic regions. Publications span topics like spectral ecology, toxic modernity, and the ethical implications of technologically mediated nature. He maintains an open-access academic profile at hugo.town.