NiCHE Article discussed: “Water and the Infrastructure of Colonialism” by Adele Perry “Map Showing Location of Aqueduct (1918)” by Manitoba Historical Maps is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Tag Archives: colonialism
Species, Bison, ESA
This is the 208th 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 15, 2021 – February 21, 2021): Monday: “Comments on Environmental Impact …
‘Parks Are Not for Profit,’ or Park Mythology and White Denial
By denying the complicated reality of parks, white settler governments and environmental organizations have created a park mythos that privileges their viewpoints, power structures, and profits.
Climate, Said, Will
This is the 190th 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 (October 12, 2020 – October 18, 2020): Monday: “Trump’s environmental shift breaks …
People, Parks, Will
This is the 159th 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 9, 2020 – March 15, 2020): Alberta's 'optimization' of its parks …
Housing, Oakland, People
This is the 157th 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 24, 2020 – March 1, 2020): Interesting info graphic on oldest …
Comps Notes: Ballantyne and Burton’s Bodies in Contact
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. Bodies in Contact: Rethinking Colonial Encounters in World History Tony Ballantyne and Antoinette Burton Tony Ballantyne and …
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Comps Notes: Thomas’ Entangled Objects
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. Entangled Objects: Exchange, Material Culture, and Colonialism in the Pacific Nicholas Thomas Nicholas Thomas, Entangled …
Comps Notes: Seed’s Ceremonies of Possession in Europe’s Conquest of the New World
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. Ceremonies of Possession in Europe’s Conquest of the New World, 1492-1640 Patricia Seed …
Que, Liberty, Falwell
This is the 126th 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 (July 22, 2019 – July 28, 2019): E o Queiroz?https://t.co/MqujXaBrNt por @ggreenwald, …
Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting 