New Releases: October

This October, we’re thrilled to announce 17 new releases,  spanning a diverse range of subjects from Political Science to Film & Television Studies.  We have new additions to the History of Ideas series,  Indigenous and Northern Studies series, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies series, Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies Series, Studies in Urban Governance series   Whether you’re a scholar, student, or curious reader, there’s something here for everyone.

À quoi sert la philanthropie

Explorer l’univers des fondations canadiennes

De Hilary M. Pearson, Traduit par George Tombs

Dans À quoi sert la philanthropie?, Hilary Pearson démystifie le monde de la philanthropie canadienne en dressant un portrait actuel des fondations et en mettant en lumière des organisations qui agissent avec détermination face à certains des défis sociaux et économiques les plus pressants de notre époque.

Between Composers

The Letters of Norma Beecroft and Harry Somers

Edited by Brian Cherney

Between Composers unveils the previously unpublished correspondence between Canadian composers Norma Beecroft and Harry Somers from 1959 to 1960. The letters detail the downfall of their romance, trace their artistic growth over six turbulent months, and illuminate their perspectives on the development of Canadian arts and culture.

Cities and the Constitution

Giving Local Governments in Canada the Power They Need

Edited by Richard Albert, Alexandra Flynn and Nathalie Des Rosiers

Canadian municipalities oversee the country’s most urgent policy areas, yet the constitutional authority of cities to manage their increasing obligations has not kept pace. This volume considers how policy, law, and the constitution can be reimagined to resolve the mismatch between powers and responsibilities.

The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities

Where the Law Went Wrong and How We Can Fix It

Edited by Richard Albert, Alexandra Flynn and Nathalie Des Rosiers

The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities explores the historical functions of municipalities, their current ability to tackle major problems, and how to unlock the potential of cities to help Canada seize the future.

The Explorations of Edmund Snow Carpenter

Anthropology Upside Down

By Richard Cavell

A thorough account of the cultural achievements of the anthropologist and media scholar Edmund Snow Carpe

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Forced Migration in/to Canada

From Colonization to Refugee Resettlement

Edited by Christina R. Clark-Kazak

Covering a broad swathe of time, from colonization to the present day, Forced Migration in/to Canada examines human displacement in a variety of contexts: Indigenous dislocation and settler colonialism, Black enslavement, human trafficking, statelessness, climate migration, and newcomer settlement.

This title is available in Open Access.

The Great Right North

Inside Far-Right Activism in Canada

By Stéphane Leman-Langlois, Aurélie Campana and Samuel Tanner

The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by revealing the ideological underpinnings and fragmentation within these groups, it highlights the role of digital platforms in their proliferation.

Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy

By Stephen J.A. Ward

A deep and engaging explanation of how evolution and extreme historical events can cause publics to become irrational, intolerant, and anti-democratic, from one of the most influential media ethics writers globally.

It’s Nation Time

A Progressive Defence

By Jerry White

In It’s Nation Time, Jerry White argues that nationalism is an enduring and valuable social movement that functions to increase and uphold progressive globalisation.

Métis Music

Stories of Recognition and Resurgence

By Monique Giroux

Monique Giroux traces the path of Métis music as it has moved within and through mainstream spaces while remaining embedded in relationships with place, community, and kin.

Poetics of the Paranormal

By Kevin Chabot

Through detailed analyses of nineteenth-century spirit photography, horror films, ghost-hunting reality television, and the viral internet phenomenon “Slender Man,” Poetics of the Paranormal shows how the figure of the ghost both shapes, and is shaped by, media.

Rough Poets

Reading Oil-Worker Poetry

By Melanie Dennis Unrau

A rallying cry for climate justice, The Rough Poets introduces the reader to poetry that is ambivalent, playful, crude, and honest, and to oil-worker poets who grieve the environmental and social impacts of their work, worry about climate change and the future of their communities, and desire jobs and ways of life that are good, safe, and just.

Sanctuary in Pieces

Two Centuries of Flight, Fugitivity, and Resistance in a North American City

By Laura Madokoro

Sanctuary in Pieces documents the evolving nature of sanctuary in settler societies. Drawing on archival research and interviews in Montreal/Mooniyaang/Tiohtià:ke, Madokoro explores the history of protection and hospitality over two centuries and the shifting political terrain upon which sanctuary has been sought and, on occasion, received.

The Sense of the Sacred in the Early Novels of Quebec

By Lisa Gasbarrone

Approaching the novels of early Quebec through the counterintuitive lens of the sacred, Lisa Gasbarrone challenges negative views of these novels as dated and even unreadable for the contemporary reader. The Sense of the Sacred in the Early Novels of Quebec provides a fresh perspective on the merits of these classic texts.

Shakespeare and the World of “Slings & Arrows”

Poetic Faith in a Postmodern Age

By Gary Kuchar

Shakespeare and the World of “Slings & Arrows” explains how the critically acclaimed Canadian television series participates in a broader recuperation of Romantic and humanist approaches to Shakespeare in contemporary scholarship. The result is a powerful explanation of why the poet remains a necessary cultural voice for the twenty-first century.

West Coast Mission

The Changing Nature of Christianity in Vancouver

By Ross A. Lockhart

This ethnographic study considers where Christianity in Vancouver is headed now that it is a minority belief system in the broader culture. Ross Lockhart describes how Christians are organizing their communities, shaping their beliefs, and expressing themselves in mission in their mostly secular city.

Worldwise

Édouard Roditi’s Twentieth Century

Edited by Robert Schwartzwald and Sherry Simon

Édouard Roditi (1910–1992) was a singular witness to the twentieth century; his writings are an account of a life lived across continents and languages, and at flashpoints of history. Worldwise brings together a wide range of Roditi’s writings, focusing renewed attention on the polygot writer, critic, and translator.