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SUMMARY:Exploring the Anthropocene in the New England North Country
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DESCRIPTION:At this webinar\, Cohen Institute Specialist Dr. John Lund wil
 l explore how the creation of British and American legal structures and na
 rratives focusing on property rights and land use in Northern New England 
 upended Abenaki claims to the land and identity. The creation of a legal r
 egime centering on property rights and extractive land use policies negati
 ng Abenaki claims should be understood as a key part of the Anthropocene i
 n the North Country. Held in recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day\, this
  event will showcase recent research by the presenter on this topic.Regist
 er: Registration details will be coming soon!---Speaker Biography: Dr. Joh
 n Lund earned his doctorate in history from the University of Massachusett
 s Amherst in 2001. Lund has published on topics ranging from American immi
 gration history\, early modern English popular culture\, and Colonial New 
 England legal history. He also worked as the senior contributor for Rice U
 niversity's OpenStax U.S. History survey textbook. He has held appointment
 s as a visiting assistant professor at both the University of Vermont and 
 UMass Amherst. Since 2001\, he has taught history and writing courses in t
 he University System of New Hampshire. Lund is a second-generation immigra
 nt and he and his family enjoy downhill skiing. Dr. Lund is also a Cohen I
 nstitute Specialist for the 2026-2027 academic year. This event is part o
 f the 2026-2027 series on "Gender and the Environment" being offered by th
 e Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State Colleg
 e. Speakers in this series represent a wide range of scholarly research an
 d views\; our guests' perspectives should not be taken as representative o
 f the Cohen Institute or Keene State College as a whole. The lecture is ma
 de possible through donor funding. If you would like to make a gift to sup
 port this lecture or other Institute offerings\, please visit our website
 .
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
URL:http://www.keene.edu/news/events/detail/23390/
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