Current Issue:
BC Studies #164 (Winter 2009/10)
Includes articles by Brendan F.R. Edwards, Daniel Heidt, James Lawson, and Gordon W. Roe.
This issue also features the first of our Case Comments by Margot Young.
Welcome to BC Studies!
Established in 1969, BC Studies is dedicated to the exploration of British Columbia's cultural, economic, and political life; past and present. Each issue offers articles on a wide range of topics, in-depth reviews of current books, and a bibliography of recent publications. With a solid national and international reputation for its authoritative and informative content, BC Studies is read by academics and general readers alike.
On this website, you can learn more about BC Studies, look through the table of contents for our current and back issues, find subscription information, see our submission guidelines, or send us a note.
Recent News:
6th Annual Online Auction!
December 10, 2009
A huge thank you to our donors and participants for making this year's online auction a success. Wishing you all a very happy holiday!!
Call for Submissions - Case Comments
April 9, 2009
BC Studies welcomes submissions of case comments that seek to interpret, in relatively few words and clear prose, the significance and importance of recent legal decisions affecting British Columbia.
Case comments should focus on one decision from any level of court or administrative tribunal and should aim to situate that decision in a broader historical, social, political, or economic context. They should be written in a manner that is accessible to an informed, general audience.
Case comments should be no more than 3,000 words. Manuscripts must be double spaced and Text and footnote style of non-legal sources should follow The Chicago Manual of Style. Citations of legal sources should follow the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 6th Edition (the McGill Guide).
BC Studies accepts manuscript submissions online through the Open Journal System (OJS).
To submit a case comment, please visit: http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/bcstudies
For more information on case comments please contact:
Dr. Douglas C. Harris , Associate Editor Case Comments, harris@law.ubc.ca
Fraser River Mining Landscapes
March 3, 2009
To accompany his article in this special issue, Mike Kennedy has created a photo collection of more than 50 contemporary images of selected sites in the study area View them here:
Special Theme Issue - Now available!
February 26, 2009
The Middle Fraser: Lives, Livelihoods and Arguments
Guest edited by Cole Harris, this issue focuses on land and livelihoods along the middle reaches of Fraser River, British Columbia's most defining river, which Simon Fraser descended in 1808 and miners converged upon fifty years later. The first article describes the large pit-house villages that flourished on terraces along the middle Fraser a thousand and more years ago, and evaluates current interpretations of them. The second describes, maps, and interprets the many remains of placer mining along this same stretch of the river. The third deals with ranching on the grasslands along the river, and particularly with the ranchers' response to two pests: grasshoppers and wild horses. A final article assesses current land use options for the grasslands in relation to the often-conflicting agendas of ranchers, environmentalists, and First Nations. Overall, the issue commemorates a place rather than the events that opened it to the outside world.
Order your copy now! Contact us at: info@bcstudies.com
BC Studies Welcomes New Editor and Book Editor
September 26, 2008
In July of 2008, Graeme Wynn took over as editor of BC Studies. As a professor and head of the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia, Graeme brings to the journal a dedication to scholarship in environmental history and related fields.
BC Studies welcomed a new book editor, Jean Wilson, in September 2008. Jean has made a notable contribution to publishing having spent more than twenty years at UBC Press. Jean has been the president of the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia and the Editors' Association of Canada.