Conevery Bolton Valencius

Conevery Bolton Valencius teaches history at Boston College and writes about American environments, health, and science.

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The Power of Hollywood: A Conversation on ‘American Energy Cinema’

Raechel Lutz and Conevery Bolton Valencius analyze Hollywood films that feature energy as historical objects.

If You Smell Something, Say Something

City dwellers of the 19th century were dogged by a foul terror: miasma.