NiCHE Article Discussed: “The Trouble on Hell Hollow Road: White Ghosts, Maternal Grief, and the Gendered Fragility of American Park Mythology” by Caroline C.E. Abbott Feature Image: “Trapped” by Bazule is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
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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.
NiCHE Conversations 1.12: HBC Cosplay and Performing History at Lower Fort Garry with Jonathan Weier
NiCHE Article Discussed: “Reminiscences of a (Make-Believe) Mid-19th Century Hudson’s Bay Company Labourer” by Jonathan Weier Feature Image: A park interpreter recreates the 1850s by marshalling his troops at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site on the Red River in Manitoba, Canada. Lower Fort Garry, by David Stanley, Flickr Commons.
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 …
A Reluctant Steward: Alberta and Its Parks
This article originally appeared on the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NICHE). This past week the Alberta Provincial Government announced it’s plan to ‘optimize’ its park system. This includes: The full or partial closure of twenty parks. Shortened operating seasons. Fewer groomed cross-country tracks Closures of a few visitor information centres Service fee increases A proposal to …
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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 …
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 …
Comps Notes: Hyde’s An American Vision
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. An American Vision: Far Western Landscape and National Culture, 1820-1920 Anne Farrar Hyde …
Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting 