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National Indigenous History Month – John Borrows
We asked John Borrows, professor and the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law, a few questions about what Indigenous History Month means to him. We’re also including a short excerpt from his book, Law’s Indigenous Ethics.
June 17, 2021
Read with Pride
To celebrate Pride Month, we have curated a selection of titles that showcase the most cutting edge scholarship in Queer Studies.
National Indigenous History Month – Allyson Stevenson
We asked Allyson Stevenson, author of Intimate Integration, a few questions about what Indigenous History Month means to her and included an excerpt from her book.
Inside Akunin’s Literary Project
The Akunin Project is the first book to study the fiction and popular history of Grigorii Chkhartishvili, who published over sixty books under pen names including Boris Akunin, one of the most popular and prolific Russian writers of the twenty-first century. Elena V. Baraban and Stephen M. Norris offer us a glimpse into the mysterious persona of Russia’s Bestselling Author.
A New Globalisation?
Author Fiona Moore discusses the research that went into the new book, Global Taiwanese: Asian Skilled Labour Migrants in a Changing World, and discusses why globalisation is far from over.
Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast in the Classroom
In this post, authors Matthew W. Betts and M. Gabriel Hrynick discuss why they wrote The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast and how explain the book can be utilized in the classroom.
Prosecuting Single Mothers for Infanticide
The Trial of Jeanne Catherine is a page-turning translation of a seventeenth-century infanticide trial that tells the story of a single mother accused of poisoning two children, one of whom was her own. In this post, author Sara Beams tells us more about this suspenseful historical mystery.
Society for Military History Virtual Exhibit
Sadly, we won’t get the opportunity to meet at SMH as this year’s annual meeting has gone virtual. However, we’re delighted to share some of our newest books in military history in our virtual exhibit.
An Excerpt from “The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations”
Watch the book launch and read an excerpt from The Gatherings, which tells the incredible story of how Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples came together in Wabanaki territory to explore some of the most pressing questions at the heart of Truth and Healing efforts in the United States and Canada.