This is the 215th 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 12, 2021 – April 18, 2021): Monday: “Return the National Parks …
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‘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.
Abuse, Said, Environmental
This is the 178th 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 20, 2020 – July 26, 2020): We tracked 25,688 abusive tweets …
Humans and Dogs and Bears, Oh My! – A Summer Podcast Reflection
This post originally appeared on the Network in Canadian History and Environment website. This clip shows Bear 148. Bear 148 was an iconic and beloved grizzly bear from Banff National Park who met her early demise in British Columbia after being relocated there just months earlier. A thirteen second clip of a bear munching on …
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Comps Notes: Pomeroy’s In Search of the Golden West
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. In Search of the Golden West: The Tourist in Western America Earl Pomeroy …
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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 …
Moore, Greenpeace, Environmental
This is the 107th 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 11, 2019 – March 17, 2019): In a new #ClimateStrike wave, …
Environmental, History, Place
This is the 102nd 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 (February 4, 2018 – February 10, 2018): Today, it’s @hammitt who reflects on her #problemsofplace …
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 …
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 …
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Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting 