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What was the motivation behind establishing Alberta Parks? Why is researching the history of provincial parks challenging, and should we include ordinary people in park history? Michael explores these questions with environmental historian Jessica DeWitt. She explains the unique reasons for creating Alberta Parks in the 1930s and the challenges with the first provincial parks including Aspen Beach. They discuss Fish Creek Provincial Park and the urban park movement in the 1970s, unintentional environmentalism and more.
Jessica is a brand alchemist, working to advance the goals and vision of companies through brand stories that resonates both internally and externally. Jessica has worked with nonprofits and design agencies, and she freelanced remotely while traveling with Remote Year in 2016. She now works at an Africa-first startup helping place software engineers.
In the lastest episode of Crosscurrents, Jessica DeWitt and Kimberly Coulter share their passion, tips and tricks for disseminating environmental history and the environmental humanities using digital media
New year! New podcast episode! In this episode I talk about establishing goals, setting yourself up for success and some of the problems with recent self-care rhetoric. I also discuss communities of care and creating supportive spaces within the profession where we can lift each other up. Mentioned in this episode: Things you should know about intersectionality and self-care Beyond Self-Care Bubble Baths: A Vision for Community Care by Abeni Jones Academic Sharing Circle started by Jessica Dewitt
http://www.blacktopia.org Comic book creator Jessica DeWitt will join us on Blacktopia Presents Round Table Talk Radio with hosts Barbara the Cuntry Cleaning Lady, Some Guy Named Jay and Adrienne Charletston. Barbara the Cuntry Cleaning Lady will grill her like a cop during the Intergoation Session, Some Guy Named Jay has more news during the Old Church Lady Announcements, and Adrienne Charleston is coming with an all new BUTTERFLY FLOW! Tune in!
This special episode features the awesome Jessica DeWitt, author of the comic SINISTRE currently on Kickstarter! Check out the show, the book sounds awesome, and you should all definitely think about pledging to her kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1169128376/sinistre-issue-1?ref=nav_search Also make sure you follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/siafucomix and sign up on the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SiafuComix/
Jessica DeWitt is in her first year as Head Athletic Trainer at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. She speaks with Tusculum College senior Athletic Training Student Andrea Wilcox. A great episode!