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 Instagram profile 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: Daniel Rück, Josh MacFadyen, Emma Moesswilde, and Victoria Cosby. Take some time to catch up on these scholars’ work and insights in NiCHE Conversations 2.5-2.8.
NiCHE Conversations 2.5: The Legal and Environmental History of Settler Colonialism with Daniel Rück
- Book Discussed: The Laws and the Land: The Settler Colonial Invasion of Kahnawà:ke in Nineteenth-Century Canada by Daniel Rück
- NiCHE Article Discussed: “New Book – The Laws and the Land: The Settler Colonial Invasion of Kahnawà:ke in Nineteenth-Century Canada” by Daniel Rück
NiCHE Conversations 2.6: Mapping the Role of Firewood in Canada’s Energy History with Josh MacFadyen
- Journal Article Discussed: “These Well-Wooded Towns: Supplying Fuel Wood to Central Canadian Urban Markets, 1867–1921” by Joshua MacFadyen
- NiCHE Article Discussed: “The Fir Trade in Canada: Mapping Commodity Flows on Railways” by Josh MacFadyen and Nolan Kressin
NiCHE Conversations 2.7: Climate Resiliency in Rural Communities and Food Systems with Emma Moesswilde
- NiCHE Article Discussed: “Climate Resilience, Past and Present: Rural Communities and Food Systems” by Emma Moesswilde
NiCHE Conversations 2.8: Reflecting on the Impact of the Pandemic on Ableism and Accessibility in Academia with Victoria Cosby
- NiCHE Article Discussed: “Mobility and Mental Health: Finding a Balance Between Life and Productivity during the COVID-19 Pandemic” by Victoria Cosby
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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.
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- 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