Archive: John R. McNeill

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John McNeill Presented his Work at the Universität Bielefeld’s Society – Knowledge – Environment Colloquium

John McNeill presented his work on the Global Environmental History of the Industrial Revolution, at the Society - Knowledge - Environment Colloquium (Gesellschaft – Wissen –…

June 28, 2022

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Sea and Land: An Environmental History of the Caribbean

This book, co-authored by John McNeill, Philip J. Morgan, Matthew Mulcahy, and Stuart B. Schwartz, delves into the environment and ecology of the Caribbean, exploring issues…

May 13, 2022

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AHR Interview: Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai in Conversation with John McNeill on the Plague Concept

Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai join this conversation with John McNeill. They discuss their article “The Justinianic Plague and Global Pandemics: The Making of the Plague…

January 1, 2021

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AHR Interview: Monica H. Green in Conversation with John McNeill on The Four Black Deaths

In this episode John McNeill speaks with Monica H. Green, a historian of medicine and global health, about her article, “The Four Black Deaths,” which appeared in the AHR. In…

December 16, 2020

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Infectious Historians Podcast, Episode #39: Environmental History: Past, Present, and Future with John McNeill

John McNeill speaks with Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai about the changes to environmental and disease history over the last half.…

December 6, 2020

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John McNeill Was a Guest Speaker at MIT’s “Plants and Plagues” Session

John McNeill was a guest speaker at the MIT’s “Plants and Plagues” session, which was part of the History of Now: Plagues and Pandemic free webinar course. This course…

November 13, 2020

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“Bats, Battiness, and the COVID-19 Pandemic”

John McNeill reflects on the ways that have made the pandemic an environmental history.…

October 13, 2020

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Georgetown Now: A Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia featuring John McNeill

Conversation between Georgetown President John J. DeGioia and John.…

October 2, 2020

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“Peak Document and the Future of History”

“Peak Document and the Future of History” was John McNeill’s 2019 presidential address at the AHA annual meeting. In his address, McNeill talked about the use of historical…

February 3, 2020

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“Peak Document and the Future of History”, John McNeill Delivered His Presidential Address at the American Historical Association

In his role as President of the American Historical Association, John McNeill delivered his 2019 presidential address at the AHA annual meeting, which took place on Saturday,…

January 4, 2020