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. Images of the West: Responses to the Canadian Prairies R. Douglas Francis R. …
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Energy, CUB, Said
This is the 120th 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 10, 2019 – June 16, 2019): #Hypocrite who claims that environmental …
CHA Reads 2019 – Jessica DeWitt on Flax Americana: A History of the Fibre and Oil that Covered a Continent
This post originally appeared on Unwritten Histories as part of CHA Reads 2019. The nearly iridescent blue of the flax flower jumps off the cover of Joshua Macfadyen’s Flax Americana: A History of the Fibre and Oil That Covered a Continent immediately challenging the reader’s perception of this under-appreciated fibre crop. At the same time as one’s …
Said, Data, ZooArchNet
This is the 116th 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 (May 13, 2019 – May 19, 2019): New data platform illuminates history …
Comps Notes: Stanley’s The Birth of Western Canada
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 Birth of Western Canada: A History of the Riel Rebellions George F.G. …
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Comps Notes: Gibson’s Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods
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. Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods James R. Gibson James R. Gibson, Otter …
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Comps Notes: Innis’ The Fur Trade in Canada
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 Fur Trade in Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Economic History Harold A. Innis …
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Environmental, Bees, History
This is the 114th 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 29, 2019 – May 5, 2019): An overview of themes …
Earth, Environmental, Harrisons
This is the 112th 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 14, 2019 – April 21, 2019): Sunday #WordCloud! Der, Die, Und …
Comps Notes: Vanderhaeghe’s The Englishman’s Boy
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 Englishman’s Boy Guy Vanderhaeghe Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman’s Boy (Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1996). …
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Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting 