Most of my readers, like me, will be shivering in the hemisphere of cold, snow, and ice for the next few months. If only for relief, I thought this would be a good season to write about more summery themes. My next few postings will be about the modern beach. It’s been a while since […]
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The Coastal History Blog 4: “Are Islands Insular?”
I’ve received a number of questions about islands this year. In response, I’m trying to catch up on the scholarship surrounding them. This will be an ongoing process, but today I can offer a progress report. Utopias and Lost Worlds In Eccentric Islands, the poet and travel writer Bill Holm celebrated offbeat destinations like Iceland […]
The Coastal History Blog 3: “What Makes Coastal History Distinct?” (part 2 of 2)
In my last posting, I stated that coastal history already has some characteristic themes, concerns, and subject matter, and promised to offer examples. This may seem an odd claim for a subfield that is so new. The overall thesis behind this blog, though, is that plenty of people are doing coastal history already and don’t […]
The Coastal History Blog 2: “What Makes Coastal History Distinct?” (part 1 of 2)
I’ve been asked for my thoughts on this one: Is coastal history an offshoot of maritime approaches, or a distinct approach in its own right? I’m a little reluctant to answer. It’s early days yet for coastal history, so I’m not sure we know whether it passes muster as “a distinct approach.” A popular […]
The Coastal History Blog 1: “What is the ‘coast’ in coastal history?”
I would like to thank the kind people @PortPTUC for hosting this blog and giving me an opportunity to think out loud about issues that have been puzzling me for twenty years now. I plan to post every two weeks or so. Later entries will not be this lengthy, but today I wanted to sketch […]
