[SEMCO] Dec 11 Boston Seminar on Environmental History

[Katy Morris]

Boston Seminar on Environmental History

Massachusetts Historical Society



Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 5:15 PM



Kristoffer Whitney, Rochester Institute of Technology

A Nice History of Bird Migration: Ethology, Expertise, and Conservation in 20th Century North America

Comment: Marilyn Ogilvie, University of Oklahoma



This paper focuses on the historical relationships between migratory birds, scientists, and amateur experts in 20th-century North America, especially Margaret Morse Nice. Nice, simultaneously a trained ornithologist and an enthusiastic amateur across disciplines, almost single-handedly introduced the American ornithological community to European ethology. Her bird-banding work exemplified the tensions in natural history around expertise, gender, and conservation.



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Unless stated, all seminars take place at the Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston, and commence at 5:15 PM. After each session the Society will provide a light buffet supper. In case of inclement weather, phone 617-536-1608 for information.



Subscribe to the 2018-2019 series online via https://www.masshist.org/2012/calendar/seminars/environmental-history. A $25 subscription allows access to the full series of papers for the year, as well as the papers for the Boston Seminar on African American History, the Boston Seminar on Modern American Society and Culture, and the Boston Area Seminar on Early American History. Papers are posted three weeks before the seminar; the Dec. 11 paper is now online.



Questions? Email seminars at masshist.org<mailto:seminars at masshist.org>.



We look forward to seeing you at the seminar!

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Katy Morris, Research Coordinator & Book Review Editor
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-646-0577, Fax: 617-859-0074
Email: kmorris at masshist.org

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