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The Banff Photographic Exchange: Albums, Youth, Skiing, and Memory Making in the 1920s
“We Want Pictures so Kodak as You Go”: Promoting Winter Recreation in Banff in the 1920s
Category Archives: Canada
A Circulpolar Interlude
There is a hidden gem for environmental history at the University of Alberta. It is called Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI). The CCI is an interdisciplinary institute with a mandate to promote and enhance the knowledge, awareness and sustainability of polar … Continue reading
EHTV: Live from the Field
In April NiCHE started a new project to share with the world what Canadian Environmental Historians do. A number of Flip cameras were purchased, branded with NiCHE skins, and distributed to willing historians to take with them as they research … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, NiCHE, Public History, Shameless Promotion
Tagged Canada, Documentary, EHTV, Environment, Graduate Students, NiCHE, public history, video podcast
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Archival Inspiration: “Dirty Pictures”
Over the past week I have spent a number of days at the Provincial Archives of Alberta researching in the STOP (Save Tomorrow Oppose Pollution) collection. Specifically, the set of files on the annual “Dirty Pictures Contest” that have caught … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, Environmentalism, Research
Tagged Activism, Archives, Canada, Edmonton, Environment, Environmentalism, Pollution, Research, STOP, University of Alberta
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STOP! Edmonton Environmental Advocacy circa 1970.
Madly putting the finishing touches on a guest lecture tomorrow morning and found a whole new treasure trove of researching fun right here in Edmonton. Back in the early 1970s a group of students at the University of Alberta formed … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, Environmentalism, Research
Tagged Activism, dissertation, Edmonton, Environmentalism, Research, STOP, University
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Lessons from Environmental History: Success Through Past Failures
Pivotal moments in Canadian environmentalism are not restricted to successes; failures to produce change and instances where institutions created to promote a more sustainable way of living are also important. Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, Environmentalism, Public History, Research
Tagged Activism, Canada, conservation, dissertation, Environmentalism, Opinion, Researching
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Suzuki, The Nature of Things, and Public Science
Today is a double birthday in Canadian public science; Dr. David Suzuki turns 75 and the CBC program “The Nature of Things” turns 50. Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, Opinion, Research
Tagged David Suzuki, dissertation, Environment, Reflection, science, The Nature of Things
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Cross Pollinations
March 24-28 an interdisciplinary workshop is taking place at the University of Alberta. It is called Cross-Pollinations: Seeding New Ground for Environmental Thought & Activism across the Arts & Humanities and it includes public talks on March 24 and March … Continue reading
Public Environmental History
How do we go about making environmental history more public? This is a difficult task and I think it requires a shift in thinking about the field. Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, Environmentalism, Public History
Tagged Canada, Environment, Environmentalism, NiCHE, public history, Reflection, World
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Lauren Wheeler, Can Enviro Rock? 