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. Two of the most important attributes of Alfred W. Crosby’s The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural …
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Nuclear, Energy, Climate
This is the forty-eighth post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared amongst Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (January 22– January 28, 2018): Business Services | A Bit of Environmental …
#HIST274US: Reflecting on My Course Hashtag
I integrate social media into my professional and personal life daily. In addition to serving as Social Media Editor for the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE) and Media Officer for the American Society for Environmental History Graduate Student Caucus, I run several other academic Twitter accounts and regularly consult and give talks on …
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Environmental, Water, Neonics
This is the forty-seventh post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared amongst Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (January 15– January 21, 2018): Sunday #Wordcloud is out: University, Science, Panel https://t.co/3BAA9CFbAf …
University, Science, Panel
This is the forty-sixth post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared amongst Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (January 8– January 14, 2018): https://twitter.com/DagomarDegroot/status/950167746658095104 Monday: “Chinese space station, or pieces …
DeWitt’s Top Albums of 2017
This is the third in a set of three end-of-year 2017 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. 1. “The Family Jewels,” Marina & the Diamonds …
Collapse, Maya, Environmental
This is the forty-fifth post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared amongst Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (January 1– January 7, 2018): Last #WordCloud of 2017! Air, Force, Environmental https://t.co/xbHaLj5nOa …
DeWitt’s Top Artists of 2017
This is the second in a set of three end-of-year 2017 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 of 2017
This is the first in a set of three end-of-year 2017 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 …
Air, Force, Environmental
This is the forty-fourth post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared amongst 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 25– December 31, 2017): https://twitter.com/HowStuffWorks/status/945279931604504576 Monday: “Scientists Identify Third-Largest Eruption in Earth’s …
Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting 