In March 2024, the NiCHE New Scholars committee held three online panel discussions based on the Arts-Based Research in the Anthropocene (2023) series edited by Amrita DasGupta. You can now watch the recordings on YouTube.
Panel 1: Personal is Political: Research & Curriculum
with Kelly Young, Karleen Pendleton, Ellen Bergen, and Nick Koenig
Moderated by Amrita DasGupta
- Read “In Early Spring: A Curriculum of Awakening” by Kelly Young and Karleen Pendleton
- Read “Pleistocene to Anthropocene: A Queer, Underwater Wood-Based Triptych” by Ellen Bergan and Nick Koenig
Panel 2: Representing Through Drawings
with Tracy Qiu
Moderated by Amrita DasGupta
- Read “Secret Places of Eco-memory” by Bettina Egger
- Read “In Situ Observational Sketching and Decoloniality in Botanical Gardens” by Tracy Qiu
Panel 3: Poems In/For Academia
with Elsa Barron & Beth Shepherd
Moderated by Nuala Caomhanach
- Read “Why so Scared of the Olive Tree? A Collection of Poetic Research on Palestine” by Elsa Barron
- Read “Concrete Poetry as a Mode of Research-Creation” by Beth Shepherd
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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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