This is the 174th 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 (June 22, 2020 – June 28, 2020):

Monday: “‘Botched’” by Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed


Tuesday: #FlipTheList: Call for Participants” by Elizabeth Hameeteman, Environmental History Now


Wednesday: “There are British businesses built on slavery. This is how we make amends” by Catherine Hall, The Guardian


Thursday: We Condemn All Institutional Racism Except Our Own” by Amanda Lehr and Tatiana McInnis, McSweeney’s


Friday: The Long History Of Murdered Animal Rights And Environmental Activists” by Brandon Kirkwood, Vegan News


Saturday: NSW lands biggest conservation purchase in state’s history” by Peter Hannam, The Sydney Morning Herald


Sunday: Ancient Rome Was Teetering. Then a Volcano Erupted 6,000 Miles Away.” by Katherine Kornei, The New York Times


Top Words

1. said

2. tenure

3. one

4. will

5. Harris

6. also

7. work

8. Odumosu

9. years

10. committee

11. people

12. research

13. time

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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