New Currents in the Study of Pacific Worlds
AHA Session 166
Friday, January 6, 2017: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Centennial Ballroom G (Hyatt Regency Denver, Third Floor)
Chair:
David B. Igler, University of California, Irvine
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Session Abstract
In this “New Research” roundtable, senior scholar David Igler will lead a discussion with distinguished colleagues on their most recent research projects in environmental history. With a particular focus on the Pacific region, panelists will each speak for ten minutes, followed by extensive discussion between Igler, panelists, and the audience. Particular attention will be paid to the methodological innovations environmental historians have had on Pacific World scholarship from ocean currents to the Hawaiian Islands and from densely-populated states to massive floating islands of trash. From marine life to human imagination, panelists will explore the ways in which the Pacific world influences our understanding of global and national histories.
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