I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. Socio-Ecological Metabolism Rolf Peter Sieferle, The Subterranean Forest: Energy Systems and the Industrial Revolution (Cambridge: The White …
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DeWitt’s Top Albums: 2018
This is the third in a set of three end-of-year 2018 music stats posts. To see my top songs go here and to see my top artists go here. I keep track of every track and podcast episode I listen to on Itunes, my Ipods, Spotify, YouTube, etc. by way of Last.fm scrobbling. *A Spotify Playlist of my Top 50 Albums …
DeWitt’s Top Artists: 2018
This is the second in a set of three end-of-year 2018 music stats posts. I published my top songs yesterday and will publish my top albums tomorrow. I keep track of every track and podcast episode I listen to on Itunes, my Ipods, Spotify, YouTube, etc. by way of Last.fm scrobbling. If you don’t have all your platforms connected …
DeWitt’s Top Songs: 2018
This is the first in a set of three end-of-year 2018 music stats posts. Going with songs first because they are the most ephemeral, followed by top artists, then top albums. I keep track of every track and podcast episode I listen to on Itunes, my Ipods, Spotify, YouTube, etc. by way of Last.fm scrobbling. *A …
Electricity, Power, Gas
This is the ninety-fifth 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 amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (December 24- December 30, 2018): How Do American States Make Electricity? Great data journalism. #envhist …
Comps Notes: Rivers and Forests
I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. Rivers and Forests H.V. Nelles, The Politics of Development: Forests, Mines & Hydro-Electric Power in Ontario, …
History, British, Environmental
This is the ninety-fifth 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 amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (December 17 – December 23, 2018): https://t.co/codfJSGoGS Author & Prof of environmental sciences Abdul Jamil …
Comps Notes: National Parks II
I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. National Parks II J.G. Nelson, The Last Refuge (Montreal: Harvest House, 1973). J.G. Nelson, Canadian Parks in …
history, History, manufacturing
This is the ninety-fourth 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 amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (December 10 – December 16, 2018): Only just! https://t.co/KqR5xBVgWr — Brian Hamilton (@brianfhamilton) December 9, …
Place in Three Acts
*This piece originally appeared on Environmental History Now in their “Problems of Place” series. Act One: Place as Past If I close my eyes I can still roam the forest in Pennsylvania where I grew up. I can picture each path. The trees that offered a protective canopy embrace. The rock overlooking the river that I …
Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting 