Canadian History & Environment Summer School 2009
Announcement
NiCHE (Network in Canadian History and the Environment/ Nouvelle initiative canadienne en histoire de l'environnement) is pleased to announce plans for its fourth annual summer school to be held 22 May -24 May 2009 (prior to the annual meetings of the Canadian Historical Association and Canadian Association of Geographers) in Ottawa, Ontario.
Organized by Joanna Dean and Andrew Johnston, CHESS 2009 will focus on the role of the state in environmental history. We want to stimulate a wide-ranging exploration of the diverse ways the state both constructs and is constructed by the environment, from park creation, resource policy, agricultural development, biotechnology, to the cultural and symbolic role the land plays in the state's efforts to forge national identities. We will explore Mackenzie King's follies, how logging, preservation and recreation fought for control of the Gatineau Hills, the role art and museums played in trying to connect national narratives to the land, and the way agricultural research was seen as an expression of modernization. We also propose hosting a first ever panel on Canadian environmental history/historical geography and the media (with the participation of Bob McDonald host of CBC's Quirks and Quarks). Given our location in the nation's capital, the event will include field excursions to Gatineau Park and Central Experimental Farm, as well as featured lectures/ panels and small group discussions.
Spaces are limited, both for participation in the Summer School and in the residence rooms reserved for participants. As CHESS is intended to provide a forum for interaction between graduate students, post doctoral fellows, faculty members and others interested in historical approaches to the environment, we will seek to ensure appropriate representation from each of these categories.
All interested in participating in CHESS 2009 are invited to apply, by email, to Joanna Dean (joanna_dean@carleton.ca) BY 28 FEBRUARY 2009. Applications must include a very short CV, and a brief statement (about 50 words) indicating how the applicant hopes to benefit from participation in CHESS and what they will contribute to it. Places in the summer school will be allocated after consideration of these statements. Decisions will be communicated to applicants in early March.
NiCHE will cover the costs of three nights accommodation in St Paul University in Ottawa for all participants in the Summer School. There will also be funds available for partial contributions to travel costs for those in need. The amount of these funds and the formula for their distribution remain to be determined, but travel grants will not exceed $500. Successful applicants should seek other sources of funding to cover their costs of travel to Ottawa, as needed.
Joanna Dean & Andrew Johnston,
Department of History, Carleton University
Announcement
NiCHE (Network in Canadian History and the Environment/ Nouvelle initiative canadienne en histoire de l'environnement) is pleased to announce plans for its fourth annual summer school to be held 22 May -24 May 2009 (prior to the annual meetings of the Canadian Historical Association and Canadian Association of Geographers) in Ottawa, Ontario.
Organized by Joanna Dean and Andrew Johnston, CHESS 2009 will focus on the role of the state in environmental history. We want to stimulate a wide-ranging exploration of the diverse ways the state both constructs and is constructed by the environment, from park creation, resource policy, agricultural development, biotechnology, to the cultural and symbolic role the land plays in the state's efforts to forge national identities. We will explore Mackenzie King's follies, how logging, preservation and recreation fought for control of the Gatineau Hills, the role art and museums played in trying to connect national narratives to the land, and the way agricultural research was seen as an expression of modernization. We also propose hosting a first ever panel on Canadian environmental history/historical geography and the media (with the participation of Bob McDonald host of CBC's Quirks and Quarks). Given our location in the nation's capital, the event will include field excursions to Gatineau Park and Central Experimental Farm, as well as featured lectures/ panels and small group discussions.
Spaces are limited, both for participation in the Summer School and in the residence rooms reserved for participants. As CHESS is intended to provide a forum for interaction between graduate students, post doctoral fellows, faculty members and others interested in historical approaches to the environment, we will seek to ensure appropriate representation from each of these categories.
All interested in participating in CHESS 2009 are invited to apply, by email, to Joanna Dean (joanna_dean@carleton.ca) BY 28 FEBRUARY 2009. Applications must include a very short CV, and a brief statement (about 50 words) indicating how the applicant hopes to benefit from participation in CHESS and what they will contribute to it. Places in the summer school will be allocated after consideration of these statements. Decisions will be communicated to applicants in early March.
NiCHE will cover the costs of three nights accommodation in St Paul University in Ottawa for all participants in the Summer School. There will also be funds available for partial contributions to travel costs for those in need. The amount of these funds and the formula for their distribution remain to be determined, but travel grants will not exceed $500. Successful applicants should seek other sources of funding to cover their costs of travel to Ottawa, as needed.
Joanna Dean & Andrew Johnston,
Department of History, Carleton University
