Comps Notes: State, Provincial, and Historic Parks

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. State, Provincial, and Historic Parks C.J. Taylor, Negotiating the Past: The Making of Canada’s National Historic …

Nieuwland, Said, Environmental

This is the ninety-seventh 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 31, 2018 – January 6, 2018): https://twitter.com/fynnkaterin/status/1079514452368785408 Monday: “Do You Know Where Your Healing …

Comps Notes: Socio-Ecological Metabolism

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 …

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, …

Environmental, History, University

This is the ninety-third 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 3 – December 9, 2018): Sunday #WordCloud! Indians, Bison, Plains https://t.co/fVfSQtuVtH #envhist #envhum #history …

Comps Notes: Great Plains II: Agriculture and Settlement

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. Great Plains II: Agriculture and Settlement James C. Malin, History & Ecology: Studies of the …

Indians, Bison, Plains

This is the ninety-second 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 (November 26 – December 2, 2018): #envhist postdoctoral opportunities (among others): https://t.co/78wBSGJT4k Drop me an …