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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …

Comps Notes: Environmental Science

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.  Environmental Science J.R. McNeill and Verena Winiwarter, Soils and Societies: Perspectives from Environmental History (Isle of Harris, …

Comps Notes: Environmental History Textbooks

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.  Environmental History Textbooks Roderick Nash, Wilderness and the American Mind (New Haven: Yale University Press, …

People, Also, Environmental

This is the ninety-first 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 19 – November 25, 2018): "Racial justice and equity are integral components of LCV’s …

Comps Notes: Hart’s J.B. Harkin: Father of Canada’s National 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.  J.B. Harkin: Father of Canada’s National Parks  E.J. (Ted) Hart In J.B. Harkin: Father …

New, Can, Canadian

This is the ninetieth 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 12 – November 18, 2018): Catch up on the latest from the world of …