Material Traces of War: Stories of Canadian Women and Conflict, 1914–1945. Stacey Barker, Krista Cooke, and Molly McCullough

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Altermondialismes provides an overview of how different forms of alter-globalization evolved and gained a foothold as an opposition to neoliberal globalization. This book deepens our understanding of this new generation of movements, which aim to address the controversies of social change. Abstract A manuscript found among the personal effects of a deceased public figure. Astonishing essays: disconcerting, iconoclastic and eccentric, moving and provocative, at times ridiculous, torn between contradictory opinions, and a far cry from his ordered existence. What else to Abstract Stéphane Desjardins’ story is that of the Fermanian family. In 1948, penniless immigrant Philip Fermanian opened the Cinema Pine in Saint-Adèle. The family's patriarch, forced to flee Turkey during the Armenian genocide, watched his son Tom grow up behind the projectors. This family- owned movie theatre would come to hold a unique place in the North American film industry. Abstract Caroline Andrew leaves a remarkable body of work, from population studies to politics, with an emphasis on municipal governance. This book pays tribute to her by gathering her writings on “the inclusive city,” the topic that fuelled her research, teachings, and civic engagement. primary lie municipal policies and Guy Chiasson l’Université du Québec en Outaouais. Ses principaux intérêts de recherche sont la politique municipale et la gouvernance urbaine ainsi que les politiques de ressources naturelles. Anne Gilbert est professeur émérite au de géographie de l’Université d’Ottawa, où elle mène divers travaux sur les langues, les cultures et les territoires au Canada. Elle a été directrice de recherche au Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur la citoyenneté et les minorités et a dirigé le CRCCF. Abstract Pointe Abstract This work examines the history of Quebec’s Jewish community from 1945 to 1976, through the lens of its relationship with Quebec and French Canadians. This relationship appears to be, in part, the consequence of Québécois sociopolitical debates, as well as both groups moving closer together. Abstract How are older learners faring in today’s digital society? Are they being excluded or left behind? The author explores this question and investigates strategies needed to assist older learners who want to continue learning into their golden years. Canada’s demographics are shifting, with more seniors living longer and leading more productive lives, notably through their participation in education. Incorporating adult education theory and practice with gerontological statistics and literature, the author considers the situations of older learners, who are faced with both barriers and opportunities. Technology should not be an obstacle to older learners; when potential opportunities arise—and with assistance from family and friends—education can help set older learners on a fulfilling path that enhances their lives. for an and with other heightened in the opportunities available to older adults and the challenges they face. The research for this book complements her work in the fields of open and distance learning, prior recognition, and assessment. Abstract Legislatures in Evolution presents a series of essays on evolution and change in the legislative context. They cover a wide range of topics, including both proposed and implemented reforms. The contributions included here discuss parliamentar- ians’ attitudes toward party discipline; the specific challenges associated with implementing sexual harassment policies within the federal Parliament; the consequences of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada on the government’s duty to consult Indigenous Peoples when drafting legislation; parliamentarians’ engagement in budgetary control issues. Charles Feldman, Geneviève Tellier, David Groves, and their contributors bring together both practical and academic experience and perspectives. They conclude with an analysis of parliamentary reforms, paying particular attention to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the functioning of legislatures. Abstract Christian organizations have always played a large role in Canadian education. By 1949, five provinces had constitutionally protected denominational schools. The federal government’s responsibility for the education of Indigenous Peoples was effectively contracted out to the churches for more than a century, resulting in a history of abuse that has only recently come to light. From the 1950s to the 1970s, several initiatives in different provinces set the stage for significant reforms to education. Some of these tested the limits of denominational protections, but could not shake the underlying constitutional structures. Patriation of the Constitution and adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 codified fundamental changes in thinking about civil rights. The Charter allowed existing denominational rights to be challenged on many fronts. However, all such challenges were rebuffed by the courts on the grounds that the Charter cannot be used to override other parts of the Constitution. By the 1990s, it became apparent that another route to reform was available, through the amending formula. Religion and Schooling in Canada examines the past and present relationship between church and state in Canadian education and the possible future of this relationship. Abstract This book examines Marius Barbeau’s career at Canada’s National Museum (now the Canadian Museum of History), in light of his education at Oxford and in Paris (1907–1911). Based on archival research in England, France and Canada, Marius Barbeau’s Vitalist Ethnology presents Barbeau’s anthropological training at Oxford through his meticulous course notes, as well as archival photographs at the Pitt Rivers Museum and the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. It also draws upon Barbeau’s professional correspondence at Library and Archives Canada, the BC Archives, and, above all, the National Museum, where he worked for over four decades. The author, Frances M. Slaney, sheds light on the professional life of this founder of Canadian anthropology, exploring his difficult working relationships with Edward Sapir, his collaborations with Franz Boas, and his outstanding fieldwork in rural Quebec and with Indigenous communities on British Columbia’s Northwest Coast. Barbeau penned over 1,000 books and articles, in addition to curating innovative museum exhibitions and art shows. He invited Group of Seven artists to his field sites, convinced that their works could better capture the “vitality” of Quebec’s rural culture than his own abundant photographs. For Historic Sites 1985. “This book demonstrates how Barbeau’s work anticipated current anthropology’s trend toward environmental themes by adhering to his Oxford training, rather than adopting the dominant North American style of ethnological interpretation prescribed by Franz Boas. It presents research into the young Quebecker’s anthropological formation […].”