Category Archives: Environmental History

Belonging to Place

Posted on March 7, 2018 by The Acadiensis Blog

Editor’s note: This is the first article in “Soundings,” a series of articles jointly published by The Otter ~ la loutre and the Acadiensis Blog that considers new approaches to history and the environment in Atlantic Canada. The entire series … Continue reading →

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Locating the Environmental History in Atlantic Canada Studies

Posted on May 2, 2016 by The Acadiensis Blog

by Mark J. McLaughlin It should come as no surprise to anyone who has even a basic understanding of Atlantic Canada that topics that we now think of as environmental history have long permeated the study of the region. With … Continue reading →

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If a sealer talks about conservation, does anybody hear?

Posted on January 25, 2016 by The Acadiensis Blog

This post was originally published on The Otter, and is reposted here with their permission. by Willeen Keough Profound tensions have developed in the cauldron of pro- and anti-sealing politics in Eastern Canada since the 1960s. In environmental discourse, the … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Forest (Workers) for the Trees: Environmental and Labour History in New Brunswick’s Forests

Posted on November 23, 2015 by The Acadiensis Blog

This post was originally published on the NiCHE blog The Otter. We share it here with their generous permission. by Mark McLaughlin We scholars can sometimes be our own worst enemies. Take, for example, how we often establish rigid theoretical … Continue reading →

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The New Leviathans: Challenging Environmental Historiography

Posted on August 17, 2015 by The Acadiensis Blog

by Rafico Ruiz It was in its April, 2003, issue that Environmental History introduced its “Gallery” essay section. In the words of Adam Rome, the issue’s editor, the section was intended to “spark discussion about the wealth of visual materials … Continue reading →

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