Finding Directions West by George Colpitts
In the past, Western Canada was a place of new directions in human thought and action, migrations of the mind and body, and personal journeys. This anthology brings together studies exploring the way the west served as a place of constant movement between places of spiritual, subsistence and aesthetic importance.
"Finding Directions is an excellent addition to The West Series..While it is a challenging read geared to a scholarly audience, the volume offers important insights into Western Canadian history." - Laurie Milne, Department of Anthropology, Athabasca University, The Canadian Journal of Native Studies XXXVII, 1 (2017)
"Based on a selection of research presentations at the Directions West: 3rd Biennial Conference on Western Canadian Studies at the University of Calgary in June 2012, this anthology showcases a range of contemporary scholarly approaches to the history of Western Canada. Its editors preface the volume with a brilliant, even inspired, reflection on the diversity and mutability of perceptions of the region while highlighting a central theme that binds the anthology into a coherent whole: the constancy of movement among Indigenous peoples and newcomers, and their attendant efforts to situate themselves physically, intellectually, socially, and spiritually in the West....Together, these articles provide an effective overview of new directions in the historiography of Western Canada and, more generally, in the historiography of regions. By elucidating the theoretical and methodological diversity of the field, Finding Directions West serves as a valuable resource for a broad spectrum of academic and public historians". - Timothy P. Foran Canadian Journal of History
[The] editors preface the volume with a brilliant, even inspired, reflection on the diversity and mutability of perceptions of the region while highlighting a central theme that binds the anthology into a coherent wholeâ| Together, these article provide an effective overview of new directions in the historiography of Western Canada and, more generally, in the historiography of regions. By elucidating the theoretical and methodological diversity of the field, Finding Directions West serves as a valuable resource for a broad spectrum of academic and public historians. - Timothy P. Foran, Canadian Journal of History
Self-reflexive and thought provoking . . . particularly timely, as history departments grapple with the challenges of sustaining undergraduate enrolment and better preparing graduates for roles outside academia. Krista Barclay, The Canadian Historical Review
"Based on a selection of research presentations at the Directions West: 3rd Biennial Conference on Western Canadian Studies at the University of Calgary in June 2012, this anthology showcases a range of contemporary scholarly approaches to the history of Western Canada. Its editors preface the volume with a brilliant, even inspired, reflection on the diversity and mutability of perceptions of the region while highlighting a central theme that binds the anthology into a coherent whole: the constancy of movement among Indigenous peoples and newcomers, and their attendant efforts to situate themselves physically, intellectually, socially, and spiritually in the West....Together, these articles provide an effective overview of new directions in the historiography of Western Canada and, more generally, in the historiography of regions. By elucidating the theoretical and methodological diversity of the field, Finding Directions West serves as a valuable resource for a broad spectrum of academic and public historians". - Timothy P. Foran Canadian Journal of History
[The] editors preface the volume with a brilliant, even inspired, reflection on the diversity and mutability of perceptions of the region while highlighting a central theme that binds the anthology into a coherent wholeâ| Together, these article provide an effective overview of new directions in the historiography of Western Canada and, more generally, in the historiography of regions. By elucidating the theoretical and methodological diversity of the field, Finding Directions West serves as a valuable resource for a broad spectrum of academic and public historians. - Timothy P. Foran, Canadian Journal of History
Self-reflexive and thought provoking . . . particularly timely, as history departments grapple with the challenges of sustaining undergraduate enrolment and better preparing graduates for roles outside academia. Krista Barclay, The Canadian Historical Review
Max Foran has been working the field of western Canadian history for over thirty years and has published on various urban, rural, and cultural topics. He is currently a professor in the Department of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary. PearlAnn Reichwein is Associate Professor at the University of Alberta where she teaches Canadian history, environmental history, and leisure philosophy. Her early work with Parks Canada as a research historian, cultural resource planner, and heritage interpreter living in Banff and Yoho national parks enriched her understanding of mountain landscapes. George Colpitts is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Calgary. He has published five books, as well as contributing numerous chapters and journal articles to academic publications. Colpitts is the winner of both the American Society for Ethnohistory's 2012 Robert F. Heizer Prize and the 2010 Frederick C. Luebke Award for outstanding regional scholarship. Heather Devine is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Calgary and is a researcher in various fields, including Canadian Native history, Western Canadian ethnic history, museum and archival studies, and public history. Sarah Carter teaches history at the Univerisity of Alberta.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781552388808 |
| ISBN 10 | 1552388808 |
| Title | Finding Directions West |
| Author | George Colpitts |
| Series | The West |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Calgary Press |
| Year published | 2017-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 330 |
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