My plans heading towards my thesis takes my concentration/area of interest along with my fascination with the concept of wilderness derived from PHIL 215 (Philosophy and the Environment) and focuses on the situated context of central Idaho, a region almost completely owned by the federal government and much of which is protected under wilderness status. […]
Earthquakes, Landslides, & Dams in Multiple Contexts
As we begin our research on the earthquake slated to hit the Pacific Northwest and wreck havoc on many of the structures that predated knowledge and subsequent policy of earthquake preparation, we are constantly reminded that the last earthquake to hit Oregon occurred well before Euro-American settlement. The historic (and subsequent temporal removal) is major […]
The Trouble with The Oyster War, or Looking for Better Way to Conceptualize Modern Wilderness
The subtitle to Summer Brennan’s book The Oyster War was what drew me in: The True Story of a Small Farm, Big Politics, and The Future of Wilderness in America. “The future of wilderness in America!,” I thought, “Wow, that sounds a lot like my personal area of interest!” I was thrilled to find out […]
Touristic Experiences of Wilderness in the American West: An Annotated Bibliography
Baker, Alan R.H. Geography and History: Bridging the Divide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. This book provides a fusion of the disciplines of history and geography and discusses where and how time and space overlap. This provides a theoretical insight into how to understand, analyze, and explore places (situated contexts) from both of these lenses […]
Semester Goals: Towards an Eventual Thesis
1) I will find, read, and document between 8 and 12 sources (books or scholarly articles) relating to the wilderness idea and wilderness tourism in the United States. I will compile these in an annotated bibliography and publish reviews on my DS site of at least 3 sources which demonstrate how each source helps define […]