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Category Archives: Newfoundland and Labrador
Based on “On the Edge of Canada: Creating Labrador Identity Within and Against the Settler State”
By Vicki S. Hallett, Ph.D., Department of Gender Studies, Memorial University As part of a larger project on Them Days that focuses on the story of, and stories in, the magazine as tools of decolonization and reconciliation, I engage with … Continue reading
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Cold Water Cowboys and Newfoundland Masculinity
As we continue on our hiatus here is another of our favourite posts from the past two years. By Vicki S. Hallett “A vocation passed from father to son, the fishermen of ‘the Rock’ have spanned generations. But disaster struck … Continue reading
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The Chinese Immigrant in the City: Reflections on Race, Class and Gender in the Public Spaces of St. John’s, Newfoundland, 1895-1949
by Miriam Wright I first became interested in Chinese immigrants and public spaces through a public history project on the Chinese in Newfoundland my partner, Bob Hong, and I were part of a few years ago. In doing the research … Continue reading
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James Howley’s The Beothucks and the historian’s imagination
by Jeff A Webb As a much younger man I worked as a crew member on a couple of important archaeological sites in Newfoundland and Labrador. Among the pleasures of that work was the teamwork, in contrast to the largely … Continue reading
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Cold Water Cowboys and Newfoundland Masculinity
By Vicki S. Hallett “A vocation passed from father to son, the fishermen of ‘the Rock’ have spanned generations. But disaster struck in 1992 when the cod stock collapsed and a moratorium was declared, effectively shutting the fishery down overnight. … Continue reading
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Remembering Colin Low and the Fogo Process
by Jeff Webb On February 24th the celebrated National Film Board filmmaker Colin Low died at the age of 89. Over his career he had made some 200 films, and was twice nominated for Academy Awards. Besides these accomplishments, he … Continue reading
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Irish Nationalism in Atlantic Canada: The Self-Determination for Ireland League in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1920-23
by Patrick Mannion Spring 2016 marks the centenary of Dublin’s 1916 Easter Rising. The event is the pinnacle of what Irish historians are calling the “decade of centenaries” – anniversaries of the seminal events that led to the establishment of … Continue reading
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If a sealer talks about conservation, does anybody hear?
This post was originally published on The Otter, and is reposted here with their permission. by Willeen Keough Profound tensions have developed in the cauldron of pro- and anti-sealing politics in Eastern Canada since the 1960s. In environmental discourse, the … Continue reading
The Spectre of Booms Past
by Don Nerbas Sean Cadigan recently delivered the seventeenth annual J.B. McLachlan Memorial Lecture at Cape Breton University. The event is scheduled to coincide with announcement of the recipient of the J.B. McLachlan Scholarship. Funded by the McLachlan family and … Continue reading
Making Home, Writing Home: Letters, Diaries, and Self-Fashioning
On occasion the Acadiensis blog and Borealia: A Group Blog on Early Canadian History will share content. The following was originally posted on Borealia – it is shared here with their kind permission. by Angela Duffett In the summer of … Continue reading
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