NiCHE Conversations are 10-20 minute casual conversations with NiCHE contributors about their NiCHE contributions on Instagram Live. Afterwards these conversations are available on our IGTV channel, Facebook page, and YouTube channel.
These conversations build upon an author’s blog post(s) by asking them to:
- Reiterate their ideas
- More fully flesh out their research or writing process
- Connect their post to broader issues and fields of thought
- Speak to personal aspects of their research
Many thanks to our latest interviewees: Michael O’Hagan, John B. Zoe, Lauren Walker, and Jon Weier. Take some time to catch up on these scholars’ work and insights in NiCHE Conversations 1.9-1.12.
NiCHE Conversations 1.9: POWs and Their Pets in Canada During WWII with Dr. Michael O’Hagan
- NiCHE article discussed: “Held Captive: Prisoners of War and Their Pets in Canada during the Second World War” by Michael O’Hagan.
NiCHE Conversations 1.10: T’akwe Nàdè: The HBC in Tłı̨chǫ Nèk’e with John B. Zoe
- NiCHE Article Discussed: “T’akwe Nàdè: The HBC in Tłı̨chǫ Nèk’e” by John B. Zoe and Jess Dunkin
NiCHE Conversations 1.11: The Commodification of Hockey in Rupert’s Land with Lauren Walker
- NiCHE Article Discussed: “The Commodification of Hockey in Rupert’s Land” by Lauren Walker
NiCHE Conversations 1.12: HBC Cosplay and Performing History at Lower Fort Garry with Jonathan Weier
- NiCHE Article Discussed: “Reminiscences of a (Make-Believe) Mid-19th Century Hudson’s Bay Company Labourer” by Jon Weier
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Jessica DeWitt
NiCHE Editor-in-Chief, Social Media Editor at Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting
is an environmental historian of Canada and the United States, editor, project manager, consultant, and digital communications strategist. She earned her PhD in History from the University of Saskatchewan in 2019. She is an executive member, editor-in-chief, and social media editor for the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE). She is the Managing Editor for the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines and Associate Editor for Environmental Humanities. Closer to home, she is the President of the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society, a Coordinating Team member of Showing Up for Racial Justice Saskatoon-Treaty Six, and a Conservation Advisory Committee member for the Meewasin Valley Authority. She focuses on developing digital techniques and communications that bridge the divide between academia and the general public in order to democratize knowledge access. You can find out more about her and her freelance services at jessicamdewitt.com.
Latest posts by Jessica DeWitt (see all)
- #EnvHist Worth Reading: November 2025 - December 4, 2025
- NiCHE Conversations Roundup #22 - November 29, 2025
- #EnvHist Worth Reading: October 2025 - November 14, 2025
- Call for Submissions – From Coulees to Muskeg: A Saskatchewan Environmental History Series - October 22, 2025
- #EnvHist Worth Reading: September 2025 - October 11, 2025
- #EnvHist Worth Reading: August 2025 - September 8, 2025
- Call for Abstracts – Psychedelic Culture 2026 Conference - August 29, 2025
- Call for Nominations – Verena Winiwarter Prize - August 26, 2025
- #EnvHist Worth Reading: July 2025 - August 11, 2025
- NiCHE Conversations Roundup #21 - August 1, 2025