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CHA Reads – Ian Jesse on Homelands and Empires: Indigenous Spaces, Imperial Fictions, and Competition for Territory in Northeastern North America, 1690-1763

May 15, 2018 / / 0 Comments

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Ian Jesse defends Jeffers Lennox, Homelands and Empires: Indigenous Spaces, Imperial Fictions, and Competition for Territory in Northeastern North America, 1690-1763. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017. 

I cannot remember how Homelands and Empires: Indigenous Spaces, Imperial Fictions, and Competition for Territory in Northeastern North America, 1690-1763 by Jeffers Lennox got on my radar but I had been meaning to pick it up for some time. I was, therefore, very excited when I was asked to read and defend it for CHA Reads. Before I dive into my review and defense of this book I want to acknowledge that I am a white settler and approached my reading of this book with a personal lens.

 

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CHA Reads – Krista McCracken on The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River.

May 14, 2018 / / 1 Comment

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Krista McCracken defends Susan M. Hill, The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2017.

This year’s shortlist for the CHA book prize features a number of fantastic reads. When the shortlist and the call for #CHAReads2018 was announced I jumped at the opportunity to defend Susan M. Hill’s latest book, The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River.

 

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CHA Reads 2018: An Introduction

May 14, 2018 / / 2 Comments

CHA Reads 2018 Header image featuring all five cover images of the books being reviewed.

 

Welcome to our second annual CHA Reads! Last year’s series was so great, we could not pass up the opportunity to do it again. So we’re back, with five brand-new readers to review 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:

  • Krista McCracken (Agloma University)
  • Ian Jesse (University of Maine)
  • Carly Ciufo (McMaster University)
  • Dan Horner (Ryerson University)
  • Carmen Nielson (Mount Royal University)

And Andrea and I will be acting as the moderators.

Each scholar selected a book that was outside their particular field of expertise, so that the books could be judged on their merits alone. Because we are Canadians and academics, we have decided that this will be a friendly discussion, rather than a competition. To that end, each scholar has written a short piece explaining the merits of their chosen book and why they think it should win the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize.

*For those who aren’t already aware of this, the name of the prize is currently under debate, and will in all likelihood change following this year’s annual meeting.

 

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Atlantic Canada Studies Conference – May 4-5, 2018

May 8, 2018 / / 0 Comments
Panoramic view of the Grand Pré Historic Overlook

Panoramic View of the Grand Pré Historic Overlook, Unesco World Heritage site and famous for being the site where thousands of Acadians were deported by the colonial British Government in Halifax, just a short drive away from Acadia University. Taken by Rachel Bryant.

Welcome back to Unwritten Histories, everyone! Lee is out of the hospital, Andrea and I are no longer sick, and to celebrate, we’re giving you some comprehensive coverage of this year’s Atlantic Canada Studies Conference which took place in the beautiful and historic Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Located just steps away from the Grand-Pré UNESCO World Heritage site, it seemed a very apropos location to be discussing the state of Atlantic Canada studies. Acadia did a great job hosting, and pulled off a fantastic conference.

Before I start my coverage of this spectacular event, a caveat: there were so many great panels, many of them happening concurrently, and it was physically impossible to attend all of them. Therefore, I can only include details of the ones I went to personally (although in a few cases my good friend and University of Saskatchewan PhD Candidate Michelle Desveaux went to other panels to take some notes for me; but even then, we still missed most of the conference due to the impossibility of attending everything). For those of you who wanted to hear more about panels that I did not attend, I apologize. If I could split myself into four people and attend every single concurrent panel I absolutely would have, because everything sounded amazing. I particularly regret missing panels that featured Rachel Bryant, Chantal Richard, Natasha Simon, Nicole O’Byrne, Sarah Spike, and Tina Loo, to name only a few.

 

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The Hiatus Continues

May 1, 2018 / / 1 Comment

photo depicting tea, glasses, tissues

Apologies to everyone who was hoping for a blog post today, but Lee is still in the hospital and awaiting surgery, Andrea is there to support him, and I am still sick. So we’re continuing the hiatus until next week, when I will hopefully be back with coverage of the Atlantic Canada Studies Conference.

Thanks to everyone who has been in touch with well wishes! If you want to get in touch with Andrea and/or Lee, or find out how you can help support them through the next few weeks, you can contact me via twitter (@steph_pettigrew) or of course you can message Andrea (@andreaeidinger)

We hope to be back very soon!

 

No Roundup This Week

April 29, 2018 / / 2 Comments

Hi folks. So apparently April 2018 is going for worst month ever, because we’re back in the hospital with my husband. And adding to the fun is the fact that Stephanie has also been ill, and I’m still sick. So there won’t be a roundup this week, and likely no blog post either. Hopefully next Sunday we’ll back back up and running. I’m really sorry about this. Either Stephanie or I will post updates as soon as we can! Thanks for your understanding!

Delayed due to plague

April 23, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Hi folks — Pro bono editor/husband here …. Andrea seems to have come down with a cold, and so the next blog post will be delayed by a day or so. I’m feeding her soup, tea, and lozenges. She feels guilty for not posting. Send good vibes. Cheers, L

Upcoming Publications in Canadian History – May 2018

April 20, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Collection of six book covers being published in May 2018

Welcome back to our monthly series, “Upcoming Publications in Canadian History,” where I’ve compiled information on all the upcoming releases for the following month in the field of Canadian history from every Canadian academic press, all in one place. This includes releases in both English and French. To see the releases from last month, click here.

***Please note that the cover images and book blurbs are used with permission from the publishers.***

N.B. This list only includes new releases, not rereleases in different formats.

 

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