Coming soon to a computer screen near you, A Town Called Asbestos!
This series of 5 webisodes by Jessica van Horssen and Graham Wood will trace the local and global history of the Quebec asbestos industry with videos from the field and beyond. It’s turning out to be an amazing project, so watch this space for when it’s released!
If you’re interested in catching more EHTV videos of how Environmental Historians spend their summer vacations, please visit NiCHE’s EHTV website.
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I am an Associate Professor in the Department of History at McMaster University m. My research interests are in transnational environmental health and contamination, and I always seek to blend historical research with public engagement. I’m currently a Co-Investigator on the Mining Danger SSHRC Insight Grant, while also developing an augmented natures project. My monograph, A Town Called Asbestos: Environmental Change, Health, and Resilience in a Resource Community was published by UBC Press in 2016.
Latest posts by Jessica van Horssen (see all)
- Sensing (everything) Changes: A Tribute to Joy Parr - May 25, 2024
- Job – LR Wilson Chair in Canadian History - January 11, 2024
- The Town (Once) Called Asbestos - October 29, 2020
- Workers as Commodities: The Case of Asbestos, Quebec - November 19, 2015
- C’est le temps des récoltes! - September 14, 2012
- Paysages habités et la Forêt urbaine - June 19, 2012
- CFP: Paysages d’abondance et de manque - June 12, 2012
- Bourse de recherche en milieu de pratique : BMP-Innovation - June 5, 2012
- Offre d’emploi : Qu’est-ce qui se passe - June 1, 2012
- Onon:ta’: Une histoire naturelle du Mont-Royal - May 17, 2012