Said, Tasmania, Kelp

This is the 148th 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 (December 23, 2019 – December 29, 2019): Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says an …

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 …

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 …

Environmental, Water, Trump

This is the 143rd 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 (November 18, 2019 – November 24, 2019): https://twitter.com/andrewstuhl/status/1196460696424329216 Monday: “Remarks by President …

Puerto, November, Land

This is the 142nd 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 (November 4, 2019 – November 10, 2019): TODAY IN HISTORY (NOVEMBER 10) …

Comps Notes: Stedman’s Shadows of the Indian

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. Shadows of the Indian: Stereotypes in American Culture Raymond William Stedman In Shadows of …

Comps Notes: Dippie’s Custer’s Last Stand

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. Custer’s Last Stand: The Anatomy of an American Myth Brian W. Dippie Brian W. Dippie, Custer’s Last Stand: The Anatomy …

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, …

Said, People, Climate

This is the 125th 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 15, 2019 – July 21, 2019): Parks Canada strikes 1st agreement …