Tag: CHA Reads

Welcome to the first annual CHA Reads! Inspired by the CBC’s Canada Reads competition this is a new way to feature and reflect on the five books shortlisted for the Canadian Historian Association’s (CHA) Sir John A. Macdonald Prize for the best book in Canadian history published in the last year.

Over the course of this week, five scholars will argue why their book should win the coveted award.

Based on the format of CBC’s Canada Reads, five different scholars have agreed to champion these five books. They are:

• Mary-Ellen Kelm (Simon Fraser University)
• Sean Carleton (Mount Royal University)
• Samuel McLean (King’s College London)
• Joanna Pearce (York University)
• Stephanie Pettigrew (University of New Brunswick)

And I will be acting as the moderator.

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