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ASEH 2010 Canadian Presentations

NiCHE has archived 12 audio presentations from this event

Held in Portland, Oregon, NiCHE members recorded several of the sessions from this annual event.

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‘Sold the nation’s birthright’: Canadian-American environmental diplomacy and the creation of the St. Lawrence seaway and power project, 1949-1954

MacFarlane, Daniel. "‘Sold the nation’s birthright’: Canadian-American environmental diplomacy and the creation of the St. Lawrence seaway and power project, 1949-1954" American Society for Environmental History Conference. Portland, OR. March, 2010.

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Daniel MacFarlane
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 11 2010

This presentation focuses on the extent to which Canadian conceptions of the environment, progress, and technology in the formative years of the Cold War shaped the Canadian-American St. Lawrence negotiations from 1949 and 1954. Arguing that the desire for an all-Canadian seaway was the result of an environmental nationalism and consciousness that framed the St. Lawrence River as an exclusively Canadian resource, this presentation also engages issues surrounding wider Canadian governmental and public attitudes toward water and nature.

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Daniel Macfarlane is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Ottawa. His dissertation focuses on Canada's role in the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Global Defrosting and the End of Cultural Relativism

Duncan, Colin. "Global Defrosting and the End of Cultural Relativism" American Society for Environmental History Conference. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010.

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Colin Duncan
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 11 2010

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Queen's University

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The talk is about why ice matters to humans and how its melting will cause an interconnected set of cultural upheavals of unprecedented kinds and scales that we environmental historians (above all) cannot ignore as a coda to our courses.

“We Saw Mighty Whales” Nantucket Sperm Whaling, Or What Was 18th Century Ecological Understanding

Adams, Nathan T. "“We Saw Mighty Whales” Nantucket Sperm Whaling, Or What Was 18th Century Ecological Understanding" American Society for Environmental History Conference. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010.

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Nathan T. Adams
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 11 2010

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Nathan T. Adams is at the University of British Columbia

Aunt Kate's Map, or, How the Moravians Made the Labrador Inuit Legible to the Liberal Welfare State

Evans, Peter. "Aunt Kate's Map, or, How the Moravians Made the Labrador Inuit Legible to the Liberal Welfare State" American Society for Environmental History Conference. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010

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Peter Evans
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 11 2010

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Peter Evans is a PhD Candidate at Cambridge University.

The Convenience of War: Transboundary River Development in North America 1939-1945

Evenden, Matthew. "The Convenience of War: Transboundary River Development in North America 1939-1945" American Society for Environmental History Conference. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010.

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Matthew Evenden
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 11 2010

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Matthew Evenden is an associate professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia

Negotiating the Great Lakes: The International Joint Commission and the Changing Ecology of Environmental Law

Heasley, Lynne. "Negotiating the Great Lakes: The International Joint Commission and the Changing Ecology of Environmental Law" American Society for Environmental History Conference. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010.

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Lynne Heasley
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 12 2010

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Lynne Heasley, Western Michigan University.

Urban Animals

Kheraj, Sean. "Urban Animals" American Society for Environmental History. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010

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Sean Kheraj
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 12 2010

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Sean Kheraj is a Postdoctoral Fellow in history at the University of British Columbia.

Hewers of Wood: Canadian Biomass Energy in the Age of Coal

MacFadyen, Josh. "Hewers of Wood: Canadian Biomass Energy in the Age of Coal" American Society of Environmental History Conference. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010.

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Joshua D. MacFadyen
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 11 2010

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Josh MacFadyen is a PhD Candidate at the University of Guelph

The Stikine-Iskut Hydro Project: Corporate Ecology and the Rise of Environmentalism in Northern British Columbia

Peyton, Jonathan. "The Stikine-Iskut Hydro Project: Corporate Ecology and the Rise of Environmentalism in Northern British Columbia" American Society for Environmental History. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010.

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Jonathan Peyton
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 11 2010

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Jonathan Peyton is a PhD Candidate in Geography at the University of British Columbia

Roundtable: Publishing Your First Book: A Discussion with Four New Authors

Andrews, Thomas, Lawrence Culver, Liza Piper & Robert Wilson. "Publishing Your First Book: A Discussion with Four New Authors" American Society for Environmental History. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010

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Thomas Andrew
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Lawrence Culver
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Liza Piper
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Robert Wilson
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 13 2010

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Question and Answer session

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Roundtable

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Thomas Andrews, University of Colorado Denver
Lawrence Culver, Utah State University
Liza Piper is an associate professor of history at the University of Alberta.
Robert Wilson, Syracuse University

Households, Energy and Environment on the Canadian Shield 1890-1950

Sandwell, Ruth "Households, Energy and Environment on the Canadian Shield 1890-1950" American Society for Environmental History Conference. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010

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Ruth Sandwell
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 11 2010

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Ruth Sandwell, University of Toronto

Mad Dogs and (Mostly) Englishmen: Image Morphology, Cultural Transformation, and the Consumption of Inuit Culture

Tester, Frank. "Mad Dogs and (Mostly) Englishmen: Image Morphology, Cultural Transformation, and the Consumption of Inuit Culture" American Society for Environmental History. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010

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Frank Tester
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
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Portland, OR
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Mar 13 2010

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Frank Tester, University of British Columbia

“We’ll Let No Vandal Drown You”: Environmental Activists and the 1967-1984 Canadian-American Skagit River Controversy

Van Huizen, Philip. " “We’ll Let No Vandal Drown You”: Environmental Activists and the 1967-1984 Canadian-American Skagit River Controversy" American Society for Environmental History Conference. Portland, Oregon. March, 2010

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Philip Van Huizen
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American Society for Environmental History Conference 2010
Event Location: 
Portland, OR
Presentation Date: 
Mar 12 2010

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Philip Van Huizen, University of British Columbia