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Pentecostal Preacher Woman
The Faith and Feminism of Bernice Gerard
Evangelical pastor, talk-show host, politician, musician. Pentecostal Preacher Woman explores the complex life of Bernice Gerard, one of the most influential spiritual figures of twentieth-century British Columbia.
2025, Shortlisted - 2025 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize
- Copyright year: 2024
Signs of the Time
Nłeʔkepmx Resistance through Rock Art
Drawing on a unique blend of Indigenous and Western sources, Signs of the Time explores Nłeʔkepmx rock art making to reveal the historical and cultural meaning beneath its beguiling imagery.
2025, Shortlisted - 2025 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize
- Copyright year: 2024
Land and the Liberal Project
Canada’s Violent Expansion
Land and the Liberal Project explores the “improving” ideas that informed the expansion of Canada from coast to coast, exposing the justifications for state violence and appropriation of Indigenous territory, thus challenging our assumptions about Canadian sovereignty.
2024, Winner -
Outstanding Academic Title, Choice
- Copyright year: 2024
Refugees Are (Not) Welcome Here
The Paradox of Protection in Canada
Refugees Are (Not) Welcome Here details the paradox of the simultaneous expansion and restriction of access to refugee rights in Canada.
2024, Shortlisted - W. Wesley Pue Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association/Association canadienne droit et société.
- Copyright year: 2023
Boosters and Barkers
Financing Canada’s Involvement in the First World War
“Back him up! Buy Victory Bonds.” Boosters and Barkers examines the unrelenting financial demands of Canadian participation in the First World War, exploring the aims, methods, and implications of securing public support.
2023, Winner - C.P. Stacey Award
- Copyright year: 2023
The Notorious Georges
Crime and Community in British Columbia's Northern Interior, 1905–25
The Notorious Georges is an engaging exploration of the alchemy of community identity and reputation in Prince George, BC, once branded Canada’s most-dangerous city.
2024, Commended - Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing, BC Historical Federation
2024, Shortlisted - Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize
2024, Shortlisted - W. Wesley Pue Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association/Association canadienne droit et société
- Copyright year: 2023