Comps Notes: A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee

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. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee …

Der, Die, Und

This is the 111th 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 (April 8, 2019 – April 14, 2019): Sunday #WordCloud! University, Environmental, History …

Comps Notes: James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans

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. The Last of the Mohicans; A Narrative of 1757 James Fenimore Cooper  James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans: A …

History, Environmental, Keystone

This is the 109th 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 (March 25, 2019 – March 31, 2019): What I’m Reading: An Interview …

ITC, Fire, Climate

This is the 108th 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 (March 18, 2019 – March 24, 2019): Sunday #WordCloud! Moore, Greenpeace, Environmental …

Carbon, Biomass, Environmental

This is the 106th 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 (March 4, 2019 – March 10, 2019): COMPOSTING #28: Love Song Dedications …

Comps Notes: Hodgson’s The Myth of American Exceptionalism

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. The Myth of American Exceptionalism Godfrey Hodgson Godfrey Hodgson, The Myth of American Exceptionalism (New Haven: …

Environmental, Americans, African

This is the 104th 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 (February 18, 2019 – February 24, 2019): The Northeast & Atlantic #envhist Forum: …

Comps Notes: Oelschlaeger’s The Idea of Wilderness

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. The Idea of Wilderness: From Prehistory to the Age of Ecology Max Oelschlaeger The …

Edison, Thomas, New

This is the 103rd 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 (February 11, 2019 – February 17, 2019): EHN Contributors @hammitt and @heathergreen21 feature in @JessicaMDeWitt's …