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9781897425800

The West and Beyond

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    9781897425800

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    1897425805

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-09-30
  • Publisher: Athabasca Univ
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Summary

The West and Beyond explores the state of Western Canadian history, showcasing the research interests of a new generation of scholars while charting new directions for the future and stimulating further interrogation of our past. This dynamic collection encourages dialogue among generations of historians of the West, and among practitioners of diverse approaches to the past. It also reflects a broad range of disciplinary and professional boundaries, offering new ways to understand the west. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. ix
Introductionp. xi
Frameworks for Western Canadian History
Critical History in Western Canada 1900-2000p. 3
Vernacular Currents in Western Canadian Historiography: The Passion and Prose of Katherine Hughes, F.G. Roe, and Roy Itop. 13
Cree Intellectual Traditions in Historyp. 47
The Aboriginal West
Visualizing Space, Race, and History in the North: Photographic Narratives of the Athabasca-Mackenzie River Basinp. 65
The Kaleidoscope of Madness: Perceptions of Insanity in British Columbia Aboriginal Populations, 1872-1950p. 94
Space, Temporality, History: Encountering Hauntings in Vancouver's Downtown Eastsidep. 113
The Expectations of a Queen: Identity and Race Politics in the Calgary Stampedep. 133
The Workers' West
Capitalist Development, Forms of Labour, and Class Formation in Prairie Canadap. 159
Two Wests, One-and-a-Half Paradigms, and, Perhaps, Beyondp. 181
Disease as Embodied Praxis: Epidemics, Public Health, and Working-Class Resistance in Winnipeg, 1906-19p. 200
Winnipeg's Moment: The Winnipeg Postal Strike of 1919p. 227
Viewing the West from the Margins
"Our Negro Citizens": An Example of Everyday Citizenship Practicesp. 253
A Queer-Eye View of the Prairies: Reorienting Western Canadian Historiesp. 278
Human Rights Law and Sexual Discrimination in British Columbia, 1953-84p. 297
Cultural Portrayals of the West
W.L. Morton, Margaret Laurence, and the Writing of Manitobap. 329
The Banff Photographic Exchange: Albums, Youth, Skiing, and Memory Making in the 1920sp. 349
Eric Harvie: Without and Within Robert Kroetsch's Alibip. 375
"It's a Landmark in the Community": The Conservation of Historic Places in Saskatchewan, 1911-2009p. 397
Contributorsp. 417
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