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ASEH 2015, DAY 2: Ruptures, Remedies, and Roots | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? Published on March 20, 2015. ASEH 2015, DAY 2: Ruptures, Remedies, and Roots. Written by Sarah Ruth Wilson. Don’t be jealous. I hit the best ASEH sessions today no question about it. Or rather, I showed up to some really excellent roundtables and I am 90% positive that the rest of the conference day was just as stellar. Though this is my first round of the ASEH national meeting, I quickly realized that this is the place to. Cue RE.M. *. 8211; Historians should be equipped to talk about ru...
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What is the AD? | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? What is the AD? Amer i can ist –. A specialist in American culture or history. Di ver sion –. Vər-zhən, dī-, -shən. The act of changing the direction or use of something : the act of diverting something. Something that people do because it is enjoyable, entertaining, or pleasant*. Something that takes attention away from what is happening. Is necessary for the moment. What is American Studies? American Studies takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of American culture. Character...
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ASEH 2015, Day 4: It’s what you DO. | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? Published on March 22, 2015. ASEH 2015, Day 4: It’s what you DO. Written by Sarah Ruth Wilson. This was a long week and the morning sessions materialized early. Briefly, a few of the day’s sessions:. Luckily, the ASEH scheduled a roundtable so we can have some conversation about film and environment. I wish there was more people present at this session. The topic is incredibly relevant to the broader environmental discussion because guess what people love watching movies! 2009), to which ...
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Environment | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? All posts filed under: Environment. 8220;Rape of the Land:” 21st Century Ecofeminism and Environmental Rape Culture. Published by Sarah Ruth Wilson. February 24, 2016. A Photograph and a Painting: William Henry Jackson, Thomas Moran, and Capturing Yellowstone Vistas. Published by Sarah Ruth Wilson. February 11, 2016. NIGHTSCAPES at Longwood Gardens or, Thinking About the Ways We Use Landscape (Again). Published by Sarah Ruth Wilson. July 9, 2015. Published by Sarah Ruth Wilson. Trees and ...
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ASEH 2015 national conference, Washington D.C. | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? Published on March 19, 2015. ASEH 2015 national conference, Washington D.C. Written by Sarah Ruth Wilson. Are in town [including Donald Worster, who wrote. 1977) which is on my comprehensive exam reading list]. The opening reception was held this evening and it was an excellent turn out! I am getting great practice with the challenge of speaking about that complicated topic.]. This entry was posted in:. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Blog ...
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How Do Landscapes ‘Work?’ (Part 1) | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? Published on June 17, 2015. How Do Landscapes ‘Work? 8217; (Part 1). Written by Sarah Ruth Wilson. I think about landscapes a lot. I think about the love, fear, anxiety, and spirituality connected with the landscapes we inhabit and even the ones we do not. Earth, isn’t this what you want? To arise in us, invisible? Is it not your dream, to enter us so wholly. There’s nothing left outside us to see? What, if not transformation,. Is your deepest purpose? Earth, my love,. Probably not. N...
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Popular Culture | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? All posts filed under: Popular Culture. The Identity-making Experience of Whole Foods. Published by Sarah Ruth Wilson. June 24, 2015. View The Americanist Diversion’s profile on Facebook. View @sarahwilsn’s profile on Twitter. View Sarah (Weikert) Wilson’s profile on LinkedIn. Follow the AD via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 47 other followers. What is the AD? What is the AD? Follow Blog via Email. Cultured-inspire...
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Why Know History? A Case for Spatiality | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? Published on April 26, 2015. A Case for Spatiality. Written by Sarah Ruth Wilson. Clearly, they were excited about their topics that they could study music or television or film history and. It would actually count as a class. Last week I asked the poster session students: Why is it important to know history? I was met with blank stares. I caught them off guard. I think, though, that this is a question that academics and students struggle with regularly. And they should! Knowing history s...
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The Identity-making Experience of Whole Foods | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? Published on June 24, 2015. The Identity-making Experience of Whole Foods. Written by Sarah Ruth Wilson. While browsing my social media feeds today during lunch I came across this story on. New York Magazine’s. GRUB STREET: Whole Foods Under Investigation for ‘Routinely’ Overcharging Customers. The expensive luxury grocer is a kind of joke in my mind because people actually flip out about the place Like, flip. Out. This is all harmless, right? Shouldn’t I take care of my body? Everyone is...
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ASEH 2015: A Grad Student Walks into a Room… | The Americanist Diversion
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What is the AD? Published on March 26, 2015. ASEH 2015: A Grad Student Walks into a Room…. Written by Sarah Ruth Wilson. Well, the ASEH was the answer and I will tell you why. My venerable advisor constantly points over his shoulder and tells me the conversation is. So, off to the ASEH I went to discover what they were doing in environmental history. There is a rivalry for my favorite panel of the conference: It’s the End of the World as We Know it ( Day 2. And Histories for the Future ( Day 3. 2015) I c...
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