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BC VOICES: Call for Papers – (Un)Settling British Columbia: BC Studies 2017
September 15, 2016
In the prize-winning book Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call, Arthur Manuel strikes a hopeful note by suggesting that...
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ANNOUNCING THE NEW EDITOR OF BC STUDIES: Leslie Robertson, Associate Professor of Anthropology, UBC.
September 8, 2016
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Leslie Robertson to the position of Editor, BC Studies: The British...
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BC VOICES: The 100 Islands Research Program
September 7, 2016
The 100 Islands Research Program by Sara Wickham The leaves outside of my office window...
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PLACES OF BC: Wells & ArtsWells Music Festival
August 29, 2016
By Alex Lausanne As a follow-up on the earlier post about “Wells, BC: Cariboo Counterculture,” by...
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CALL FOR PAPERS – (Un)Settling British Columbia: BC Studies 2017
August 26, 2016
In the prize-winning book Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call, Arthur Manuel strikes a hopeful note by suggesting that “the...
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BC VOICES: Why Canada needs “Campaign Zero” just as much as the U.S.A.
August 25, 2016
by Douglas King, Pivot Legal Last month “We The Protestors”, one of the originators of the Black Lives Matter...
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BCS author Richard McCandless on Hydro-pricing
August 23, 2016
BC Studies author Richard McCandless has collaborated with Dr. Harry Swain on an opinion piece in the Victoria Times-Colonist...
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August 23, 2016
BC Studies extends its deep condolences to veteran independent publisher Sono Nis Press of Winlaw, BC, the publishing arm...
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RECURRENT VOICES: Anxiety, Racism and the Right Kind of Citizen
August 16, 2016
by Dr. Jonathan Swainger Recently, my research on crime history and community identity reacquainted me with the historical scholarship...
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CURRENT FINDINGS IN BC: Hakai Magazine on Tsunami Threat
August 11, 2016
In relation to the recent posts series “Evolving perspectives on the Pacific-North American plate boundary near Haida Gwaii, BC”...
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BC MUSEUMS & GALLERIES: The Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre
August 10, 2016
By Alex Lausanne “The uprooting, internment and dispossession of Japanese Canadians is this experience that was shared by thousands...
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RECURRENT VOICES: PART 2 – Reading Referendums: From Brexit in the U.K. to Women Suffrage in B.C.
August 1, 2016
In honour of BC Day, BC Studies would like to share a post on the important historical milestone of...
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RECURRENT VOICES: Vancouver Island Separatism
July 28, 2016
Vancouver Island Separatism July 28, 2016 by Patrick A. Dunae Vancouver Island separatists are on the...
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July 26, 2016
***See Parts 2 & 3 for figures 2 – 4*** Offshore Fault-Zone Mapping Provides Insights and...
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RECURRENT VOICES: PART 1 – Reading Referendums: From Brexit in the U.K. to Women Suffrage in B.C.
July 20, 2016
July 20, 2016 by Veronica Strong-Boag The entrails of the 23 June 2016 Brexit Referendum on the UK’s exit...
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BC VOICES: The Return of the Midden!
July 14, 2016
The Return of the Midden! by Jacob Earnshaw, President of the Archaeological Society of British Columbia (ASBC)...
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July 11, 2016
Tsunami and coseismic events By Sean Mullan Shortly after the 2012 Haida Gwaii quake, the...
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CURRENT FINDINGS IN BC: Archaeological Prospection on the Pacific Northwest Coast (Quadra Island)
July 7, 2016
By Alex Lausanne Archaeological prospecting is inhibited by many factors on the Pacific Northwest coast. Changing...
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July 5, 2016
By Sean Mullan On October 27th, 2012 a moment magnitude (Mw = 7.8) earthquake occurred off Moresby Island, Haida...
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June 30, 2016
By Kirsten Mathison A few weekends ago, I went to the Walbran Valley on a quest to find...
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June 30, 2016
Today we bid farewell to Graeme Wynn who is retiring from UBC and stepping down as the Editor of...
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BC VOICES: PART 2 – The Great Land Grab: The Expansion of Settler Colonialism
June 28, 2016
By Kelly Black Rapid growth on southern Vancouver Island and an obstinate commitment to fossil fuels demand serious...
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CURRENT FINDINGS IN BC: National Energy Board Accepts Trans-Mountain Expansion Pipeline Project
June 23, 2016
By Lee Britton Oil spills in Puget Sound and the Salish Sea have become a public concern as oil...