This is the 142nd post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week.

Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (November 4, 2019 – November 10, 2019):

Monday: “Ken Saro-Wiwa: Writer, Environmental Activist, Martyr” by Ayomide Akinbode, The Historyville


https://twitter.com/teddyballgame83/status/1194228189758922753

Tuesday: Puerto Rican Children’s Literature for Social Justice: A Bibliography for Educators” by Marilisa Jimenez Garcia, Social Justice Books


Wednesday: “UNT Demands for Inclusivity” by UNT Student Government Association, Change.org


Thursday: Life Inside Guantánamo: An Oral History” by Peter Jan Honigsberg, Literary Hub


Friday: Italian council is flooded immediately after rejecting measures on climate change” by Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN


Saturday: A’Se’k – Boat Harbour: A Site of Centuries’ Long Mi’kmaw Resistance” by Colin Osmond, Active History


Sunday: One-third of Australian pensioners live in poverty: OECD report” by Rachel Browne, The Sydney Morning Herald

Top Words

1. Puerto

2. November

3. land

4. Mi’kmaq

5. Caption

6. Photos

7. Hide

8. flooded

9. A’Se’k

10. flooding

Published by Jessica M. DeWitt

Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt is an environmental historian of Canada and the United States. She is passionate about the use of digital technologies to bridge the gap between the public and researchers. In addition to her community and professional work, she offers various editing and social media consultancy services.

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